affabilis

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From affor, affārī (speak to, address) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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affābilis (neuter affābile, adverb affābiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. that can be easily spoken to or accessed; affable, courteous, kind, friendly
    Synonyms: amīcābilis, facilis, benevolēns
    Antonyms: inimīcus, hostīlis, īnfestus, īnfēnsus, oblīquus, adversus, dīversus, āversus, inīquus

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative affābilis affābile affābilēs affābilia
Genitive affābilis affābilium
Dative affābilī affābilibus
Accusative affābilem affābile affābilēs
affābilīs
affābilia
Ablative affābilī affābilibus
Vocative affābilis affābile affābilēs affābilia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: afable
  • Danish: affabel
  • English: affable
  • French: affable
  • Italian: affabile
  • Portuguese: afável
  • Spanish: afable

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