utilis

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Latin

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Etymology

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From ūtor (use) +‎ -ilis. Compare ūtēnsilis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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ūtilis (neuter ūtile, comparative ūtilior, superlative ūtilissimus or ūtillimus, adverb ūtiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. useful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful.
    • 8 CE, Ovid, Fasti 6.223–224:
      tum mihi post sacrās mōnstrātur Iūnius Īdūs
      ūtilis et nūptīs, ūtilis esse virīs.
      [The month of] June, after the sacred Ides, was then shown to me to be beneficial for brides, and beneficial for husbands.
      (See June.)
  2. fit, suitable, adapted, proper.
    Synonyms: opportūnus, commodus, habilis, idōneus, conveniēns, ūtēnsilis, aptus, dignus, iūstus, lēgitimus, habilis, salūber, ūtibilis
    Antonyms: incommodus, inūtilis, ineptus, irritus, grātuītus

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative ūtilis ūtile ūtilēs ūtilia
Genitive ūtilis ūtilium
Dative ūtilī ūtilibus
Accusative ūtilem ūtile ūtilēs
ūtilīs
ūtilia
Ablative ūtilī ūtilibus
Vocative ūtilis ūtile ūtilēs ūtilia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: útil
  • English: utile, utilize
  • French: utile
  • Galician: útil
  • Italian: utile
  • Occitan: util
  • Piedmontese: ùtil, ütil
  • Portuguese: útil
  • Romanian: util
  • Spanish: útil

References

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  • utilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • utilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • utilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.