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-ibilis

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Latin

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Etymology

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    Rebracketing from deverbals suffixed with -bilis ending in -ibilis.

    Pronunciation

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    Suffix

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    -ibilis (neuter -ibile); third-declension two-termination suffix

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

    Usage notes

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    The suffix -ibilis is a variant of -bilis, usually added to second, third, and fourth conjugation verbs to form an adjective denoting passive qualities.

    Examples:
    horreō (to stand on end, move shakily) + ‎-ibilis → ‎horribilis (horrible, dreadful)
    rīdeō (to laugh) + ‎-ibilis → ‎rīsibilis (laughable)

    Declension

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    Third-declension two-termination adjective.

    Derived terms

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