suffixthird-declension two-termination suffix
-ibilis
-ibilis (neuter -ibile)
Classical[ɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[i.bi.lis]
Meaning
- morphemesuffixtwo termination-able; able or worthy to be (the recipient of an action).
Origins
Latin -ibilis Rebracketing from deverbals suffixed with -bilis ending in -ibilis.
Descendants
- Catalan-ívol
- English-ible
- French-ible
- Italian-evole
- Italian-ibile
- Portuguese-ível
- Romanian-ibil
- Spanish-ible
- Asturian-ible
- Corsican-ibule