-bilis

See also: bilis and bílis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *-ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European i-stem form *-dʰli- of *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”). Akin to -bulum.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /bi.lis/, [bɪ.lɪs] (stressed on the antepenult)

Suffix

-bilis m, f (neuter -bile); third declension

  1. -(a)ble; used to form an adjective, usually from a verb, indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon.

Usage notes

The suffix -bilis is added to a verb to form an adjective noun of relationship to that verb.

Examples:
stabilis (“stable”), from stō (“stand”)
habilis (“handy, skillful”), from habeō (“to have”) (with haplology, for *habibilis)
nūbilis (“marriageable”), from nūbō (“to marry”) (with haplology, for *nūbibilis)

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
nominative -bilis -bile -bilēs -bilia
genitive -bilis -bilium
dative -bilī -bilibus
accusative -bilem -bile -bilēs, -bilīs -bilia
ablative -bilī -bilibus
vocative -bilis -bile -bilēs -bilia
  • comparative: -bilior, superlative: -bilissimus

Derived terms

See also

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