flexibilis
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Latin [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From flectō (“I bend, curve”) + -ibilis.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
flexibilis m and f, flexibile n; third declension
- flexible, pliant, able to be bent
- (of persons) tractable, pliant
- (of persons, pejorative) fickle, wavering, inconstant
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case \ Gender | M.F. | N. | MM.FF. | NN. | |
| nominative | flexibilis | flexibile | flexibilēs | flexibilia | |
| genitive | flexibilis | flexibilis | flexibilium | flexibilium | |
| dative | flexibilī | flexibilī | flexibilibus | flexibilibus | |
| accusative | flexibilem | flexibile | flexibilēs | flexibilia | |
| ablative | flexibilī | flexibilī | flexibilibus | flexibilibus | |
| vocative | flexibilis | flexibile | flexibilēs | flexibilia | |
Synonyms [edit]
- (flexible): flexilis
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Descendants [edit]
- English: flexible
- Italian: flessibile
References [edit]
- flexibilis in Charlton T. Lewis & Charles Short, A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1879
