-abilis

See also abilis

Latin

Alternative forms

• -bilis, -ibilis, -īlis

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA: /-ˈaː.bi.lis/

Suffix

-ābilis m and f (neuter -ābile); third declension

1. -able; able or worthy to be (the recipient of an action).

Usage notes

The suffix -ābilis is usually added to first-conjugation verbs to form an adjective denoting passive qualities.

Examples:

amābilis (“lovable”), from amō (“I love”)

dūrābilis (“durable, lasting”), from dūrō (“I make hard”)

mūtābilis (“changeable”), from mūtō (“I move, alter, change”)

Inflection

Number	Singular			Plural
Case \ Gender	M.F.	N.		MM.FF.	NN.
nominative	-ābilis	-ābile		-ābilēs	-ābilia
genitive	-ābilis	-ābilis		-ābilium	-ābilium
dative	-ābilī	-ābilī		-ābilibus	-ābilibus
accusative	-ābilem	-ābile		-ābilēs	-ābilia
ablative	-ābilī	-ābilī		-ābilibus	-ābilibus
vocative	-ābilis	-ābile		-ābilēs	-ābilia

Descendants

English: -able French: -able Italian: -abile

Portuguese: -ável Romanian: -abil Spanish: -able

See also

• abilitās
• Category:Latin words suffixed with -ābilis