LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

comprehēnsibilis

comprehēnsibilis (neuter comprehēnsibile)
Classical[kɔm.pre.(ɦ)ẽːˈsɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[kom.pre.enˈsiː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationThat can be seized or laid hold of.
  2. two terminationperceptible, evident
  3. two terminationperceptible, conceivable, intelligible, graspable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecomprehēnsibiliscomprehēnsibiliscomprehēnsibile
genitivecomprehēnsibiliscomprehēnsibiliscomprehēnsibilis
dativecomprehēnsibilīcomprehēnsibilīcomprehēnsibilī
accusativecomprehēnsibilemcomprehēnsibilemcomprehēnsibile
ablativecomprehēnsibilīcomprehēnsibilīcomprehēnsibilī
vocativecomprehēnsibiliscomprehēnsibiliscomprehēnsibile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecomprehēnsibilēscomprehēnsibilēscomprehēnsibilia
genitivecomprehēnsibiliumcomprehēnsibiliumcomprehēnsibilium
dativecomprehēnsibilibuscomprehēnsibilibuscomprehēnsibilibus
accusativecomprehēnsibilīs
comprehēnsibilēs		comprehēnsibilīs
comprehēnsibilēs		comprehēnsibilia
ablativecomprehēnsibilibuscomprehēnsibilibuscomprehēnsibilibus
vocativecomprehēnsibilēscomprehēnsibilēscomprehēnsibilia

comprĕhensĭbĭlis (conp-), e, adj. comprehendo,
I. that can be seized or laid hold of (very rare; prob. first used by Cic.).
I. Prop.: comprehensibile et solidum corpus, Lact. 7, 12, 2.—As subst.: comprĕ-hensĭbĭle, is, n. (opp. incomprehensibile), Tert. Apol. 48.—
II. Trop. *
A. Perceptible by the senses, evident: comprehensibilia oculis foramina, Sen. Q. N. 6, 24, 1.—*
B. Perceptible to the mind, conceivable, intelligible: id autem visum, cum ipsum per se cerneretur, comprehensibile, feretis haec? Nos vero, inquit, quonam enim modo καταληπτόν diceres? etc., * Cic. Ac. 1, 11, 41: natura non comprehensibilis, Cels. 1 pr. § 46: causae, Arn. 1, p. 37.

Origins

From comprehendō (“seize, apprehend; perceive, observe”) + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Catalancomprensible
  • Englishcomprehensible
  • Frenchcompréhensible
  • Italiancomprensibile
  • Portuguesecompreensível
  • Romaniancomprehensibil
  • Spanishcomprensible

In English words that came into English from comprehēnsibilis

  • comprehensiblecomprehēnsibilis
  • incomprehensibleincomprehēnsibilis

Quick answers

What does comprehēnsibilis mean in Latin?
comprehēnsibilis, a adjective, means “That can be seized or laid hold of.; perceptible, evident; perceptible, conceivable, intelligible, graspable”.
How do you pronounce comprehēnsibilis?
In classical Latin, [kɔm.pre.(ɦ)ẽːˈsɪ.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kom.pre.enˈsiː.bi.lis].