Latin

Alternative forms

• -ābilis
• -ibilis

Suffix

-bilis m, f ‎(neuter -bile); third declension

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

Usage notes

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)

Inflection

Third declension.

See also

• -īlis