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-ibilis
-ibilis
See also: abilis
Latin
Alternative forms
Suffix
-ibilis m, f (neuter -ibile); third declension
Usage notes
The suffix -ibilis is a variant of -ābilis, usually added to second, third, and fourth conjugation verbs to form an adjective denoting passive qualities.
- Examples:
- horreō (“I stand on end, move shakily”) + -ibilis → horribilis (“horrible, dreadful”)
- rīdeō (“I laugh”) + -ibilis → rīsibilis (“laughable”)
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| nominative | -ibilis | -ibile | -ibilēs | -ibilia | |
| genitive | -ibilis | -ibilium | |||
| dative | -ibilī | -ibilibus | |||
| accusative | -ibilem | -ibile | -ibilēs | -ibilia | |
| ablative | -ibilī | -ibilibus | |||
| vocative | -ibilis | -ibile | -ibilēs | -ibilia | |
Derived terms
<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Latin_words_suffixed_with_-ibilis'>Latin words suffixed with -ibilis</a>