What does -bilis mean in Latin?

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

How do you pronounce -bilis?

In classical Latin, [bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [bi.lis].

suffixthird-declension two-termination suffix

-bilis (neuter -bile, comparative -bilior, superlative -bilissimus)

Classical[bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[bi.lis]

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

Inherited from Proto-Italic *-ðlis.

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