-bilis

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See also: bilis and bílis

Latin

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Etymology

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From Proto-Italic *-ðlis, from Proto-Indo-European i-stem form *-dʰlis of *-dʰlom (instrumental suffix). Akin to -bulum.

Pronunciation

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Suffix

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-bilis (neuter -bile); third-declension two-termination suffix

  1. -(a)ble; used to form an adjective, usually from a verb, indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon.

Usage notes

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The suffix -bilis is added to a verb to form an adjective noun of relationship to that verb.

Examples:
stabilis (stable), from stō (stand)
habilis (handy, skillful), from habeō (to have) (with haplology, for *habibilis)
nūbilis (marriageable), from nūbō (to marry) (with haplology, for *nūbibilis)

Sometimes it is added to the verb's perfect past participle stem (this should not be confused with derivatives of first-declension frequentative verbs, which have stems ending in -tā-).

Examples:
contemnō (to scorn, despise) + ‎-bilis → ‎contemptibilis (contemptible)
flectō (to bend, curve) + ‎-bilis → ‎flexibilis (flexible, pliant, tractable)
videō (to see) + ‎-bilis → ‎vīsibilis (visible)

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative -bilis -bile -bilēs -bilia
Genitive -bilis -bilium
Dative -bilī -bilibus
Accusative -bilem -bile -bilēs
-bilīs
-bilia
Ablative -bilī -bilibus
Vocative -bilis -bile -bilēs -bilia

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