spirabilis

Latin

Etymology

From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /spiːˈraː.bi.lis/, [s̠piːˈräːbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /spiˈra.bi.lis/, [spiˈräːbilis]

Adjective

spīrābilis (neuter spīrābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (of air) breathable, respirable
2. fitted for breathing, respiratory
3. Of that which sustains or is vital for life.
4. (of machines) pneumatic

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	spīrābilis	spīrābile		spīrābilēs	spīrābilia
Genitive	spīrābilis			spīrābilium
Dative	spīrābilī			spīrābilibus
Accusative	spīrābilem	spīrābile		spīrābilēs spīrābilīs	spīrābilia
Ablative	spīrābilī			spīrābilibus
Vocative	spīrābilis	spīrābile		spīrābilēs	spīrābilia

Related terms

• spīrāculum
• spīrāmen
• spīrāmentum
• spīrātiō
• spīrātus
• spīritālis
• spīritālitās
• spīritāliter
• spīritus
• spīritus asper
• spīritus lēnis
• spīritus sānctus
• spīro

References

• “spirabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “spirabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• spirabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.