Latin

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Etymology

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From rīdeō (I laugh) +‎ -bilis, via the past participle rīsus.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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rīsibilis (neuter rīsibile); third-declension two-termination adjective (Late Latin)

  1. ridiculous, laughable, risible, ludicrous
  2. that can laugh

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative rīsibilis rīsibile rīsibilēs rīsibilia
Genitive rīsibilis rīsibilium
Dative rīsibilī rīsibilibus
Accusative rīsibilem rīsibile rīsibilēs
rīsibilīs
rīsibilia
Ablative rīsibilī rīsibilibus
Vocative rīsibilis rīsibile rīsibilēs rīsibilia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • English: risible
  • Catalan: risible
  • French: risible
  • Italian: risibile
  • Portuguese: risível
  • Romanian: risible
  • Spanish: risible

References

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  • risibilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • risibilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • risibilis in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung