superabilis

Latin

Etymology

superō (“to surmount, overcome”) +‎ -bilis

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /su.peˈraː.bi.lis/, [s̠ʊpɛˈräːbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /su.peˈra.bi.lis/, [supeˈräːbilis]

Adjective

superābilis (neuter superābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. surmountable (literally and figuratively)
2. curable

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	superābilis	superābile		superābilēs	superābilia
Genitive	superābilis			superābilium
Dative	superābilī			superābilibus
Accusative	superābilem	superābile		superābilēs superābilīs	superābilia
Ablative	superābilī			superābilibus
Vocative	superābilis	superābile		superābilēs	superābilia

Derived terms

• īnsuperābilis

References

• “superabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• “superabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers