-ilis¹

Meaning

1. morphemesuffixtwo termination-able/-ible; forms passive adjectives meaning "prone to be/able to be" the object or target of the base verb
   sedeō (“to sit”) + -ilis → sessilis (“able to be seated upon, suited for sitting”)
   agō (“to drive; to do, act”) + -ilis → agilis (“that may be moved”)
2. morphemesuffixtwo termination-ing; forms adjectives meaning "acting, prone to acting, having the power to act" in a certain way
   lābor (“to slip, glide”) + -ilis → lābilis (“prone to slipping, slipping”)
   volō (“to fly”) + -ilis → volātilis (“flying, capable of flight, winged; swift; fleeting”)
3. morphemesuffixtwo termination-ed; forms passive adjectives indicating the state resulting from an action or process
   suō (“to sew”) + -ilis → sūtilis (“sewed, bound or fastened together”)
   sculpō (“to sculpt”) + -ilis → sculptilis (“made by sculpting, sculpted”)
4. morphemeraresuffixtwo terminationused to form an adjective from a noun or adjective stem, sometimes with passive meaning
   humus (“ground, earth”) + -ilis → humilis (“lowly, humble”)
   pār, par- (“even, equal”) + -ilis → parilis (“equal, like”)

Origins

From Proto-Italic *-elis, from Proto-Indo-European *-elis, probably from *-lós. Cognate with Proto-Germanic *-ilaz (“-le”, adjective-forming suffix).

Related words

Meaning

1. morphemesuffixtwo termination-ile; used to form adjectives, usually from nouns, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
   aedis (“building”) + -ilis → aedīlis (“of buildings”) (attested as substantive)
   hostis (“enemy”) + -ilis → hostīlis (“of the enemy, unfriendly, hostile”)

Origins

Originally from the above -ilis added to i-stems, later used freely.