amicabilis

Latin

Etymology

From amīcus +‎ -ābilis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /a.miːˈkaː.bi.lis/, [ämiːˈkäːbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /a.miˈka.bi.lis/, [ämiˈkäːbilis]

Adjective

amīcābilis (neuter amīcābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (rare, Late Latin) friendly, capable of being friendly

   Synonyms: affābilis, facilis, benevolēns

   Antonyms: inimīcus, hostīlis, īnfestus, īnfēnsus, oblīquus, adversus, dīversus, āversus, inīquus

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	amīcābilis	amīcābile		amīcābilēs	amīcābilia
Genitive	amīcābilis			amīcābilium
Dative	amīcābilī			amīcābilibus
Accusative	amīcābilem	amīcābile		amīcābilēs amīcābilīs	amīcābilia
Ablative	amīcābilī			amīcābilibus
Vocative	amīcābilis	amīcābile		amīcābilēs	amīcābilia

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “friendly”): hostificus

Descendants

• Italo-Romance:
  • Italian: amichevole
• Gallo-Romance:
  • Catalan: amigable
  • Franco-Provençal: amiâblo
  • Old French: amiable (see there for further descendants)
  • Old Occitan: amigable
• Ibero-Romance:
  • Old Galician-Portuguese: [Term?]
    • Galician: amigábel
    • Portuguese: amigável
  • Spanish: amigable
    • → Galician: amigable
• Borrowings:
  • → English: amicable
  • → Italian: amicabile
  • → Romanian: amicabil

References

• “amicabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• amicabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.