risibilis

Latin

Etymology

From rīdeō (“I laugh”) +‎ -bilis, via the past participle rīsus.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /riːˈsi.bi.lis/, [riːˈs̠ɪbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /riˈsi.bi.lis/, [riˈs̬iːbilis]

Adjective

rīsibilis (neuter rīsibile); third-declension two-termination adjective (Late Latin)

1. ridiculous, laughable, risible, ludicrous
2. that can laugh

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	rīsibilis	rīsibile		rīsibilēs	rīsibilia
Genitive	rīsibilis			rīsibilium
Dative	rīsibilī			rīsibilibus
Accusative	rīsibilem	rīsibile		rīsibilēs rīsibilīs	rīsibilia
Ablative	rīsibilī			rīsibilibus
Vocative	rīsibilis	rīsibile		rīsibilēs	rīsibilia

Derived terms

• rīsibilitās

Descendants

• → English: risible
• → Catalan: risible
• → French: risible
• → Italian: risibile
• → Portuguese: risível
• → Romanian: risible
• → Spanish: risible

References

• “risibilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• risibilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• risibilis in Georges, Karl Ernst, Georges, Heinrich (1913–1918) Ausführliches lateinisch-deutsches Handwörterbuch, 8th edition, volume 2, Hahnsche Buchhandlung