decibilis

Latin

Etymology

Derived from decet (“[it] is decent, proper”) +‎ -bilis (“-able”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /deˈki.bi.lis/, [d̪ɛˈkɪbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /deˈt͡ʃi.bi.lis/, [d̪eˈt͡ʃiːbilis]

Adjective

decibilis (neuter decibile, comparative decibilior, superlative decibilissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. (Late Latin) decent, proper, suitable

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	decibilis	decibile		decibilēs	decibilia
Genitive	decibilis			decibilium
Dative	decibilī			decibilibus
Accusative	decibilem	decibile		decibilēs decibilīs	decibilia
Ablative	decibilī			decibilibus
Vocative	decibilis	decibile		decibilēs	decibilia

Descendants

• Italian: dicevole
• Sardinian: dechivile (medieval)
• ⇒ Lombard: desdexeve (“unseemly”) (medieval; dis-)

References

• Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “decibilis”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 199