labil

See also: lábil

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lābilis (“apt to slip, transient”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /labiːl/, [laˈb̥iːˀl]
• Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective

labil

1. labile (apt or likely to change)

Inflection

Inflection of labil
	Positive	Comparative	Superlative
Indefinte common singular	labil	—	—2
Indefinite neuter singular	labilt	—	—2
Plural	labile	—	—2
Definite attributive1	labile	—	—
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms

• ustadig

Antonyms

• stabil

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German

Etymology

From Late Latin lābilis (“slippery”), from lābor, lābī (“slip; glide, flow”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /laˈbiːl/

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: la‧bil

Adjective

labil (comparative labiler, superlative am labilsten)

1. unstable

   Synonym: instabil

   Antonym: stabil

2. labile (apt or likely to change)

   Synonym: instabil

Further reading

• “labil” in Duden online
• “labil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

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Indonesian

Etymology

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Adjective

labil

1. unstable