futilis

Latin

Alternative forms

• futtilis

Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. See fūtis and fundō.

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈfuː.ti.lis/, [ˈfuːt̪ɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈfu.ti.lis/, [ˈfuːt̪ilis]

Adjective

fūtilis (neuter fūtile, adverb fūtile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. that easily pours out
2. that can not contain, leaky
3. (figuratively) untrustworthy, vain, worthless, futile, frivolous

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	fūtilis	fūtile		fūtilēs	fūtilia
Genitive	fūtilis			fūtilium
Dative	fūtilī			fūtilibus
Accusative	fūtilem	fūtile		fūtilēs fūtilīs	fūtilia
Ablative	fūtilī			fūtilibus
Vocative	fūtilis	fūtile		fūtilēs	fūtilia

Descendants

• → English: futile
• Italian: futile
• Portuguese: fútil
• Spanish: fútil

References

• “futilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• futilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
• futilis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎^[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016