LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

contemptibilis

contemptibilis (neuter contemptibile)
Classical[kɔn.tɛmpˈtɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[kon.tempˈtiː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. Late Latintwo terminationcontemptible

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecontemptibiliscontemptibiliscontemptibile
genitivecontemptibiliscontemptibiliscontemptibilis
dativecontemptibilīcontemptibilīcontemptibilī
accusativecontemptibilemcontemptibilemcontemptibile
ablativecontemptibilīcontemptibilīcontemptibilī
vocativecontemptibiliscontemptibiliscontemptibile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativecontemptibilēscontemptibilēscontemptibilia
genitivecontemptibiliumcontemptibiliumcontemptibilium
dativecontemptibilibuscontemptibilibuscontemptibilibus
accusativecontemptibilīs
contemptibilēs		contemptibilīs
contemptibilēs		contemptibilia
ablativecontemptibilibuscontemptibilibuscontemptibilibus
vocativecontemptibilēscontemptibilēscontemptibilia

contemptĭbĭlis (-temt-), e, adj. contemno,
I. contemptible (post-class.), Dig. 1, 16, 9; 21, 2, 37; Arn. 4, p. 155.—Comp., Lampr. Alex. Sev. 20.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin contemptibilis From contemnō (“to scorn, despise”) + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Catalancontemptible
  • Englishcontemptible

In English words that came into English from contemptibilis

  • contemptiblecontemptibilis

Quick answers

What does contemptibilis mean in Latin?
contemptibilis, a adjective, means “contemptible”.
How do you pronounce contemptibilis?
In classical Latin, [kɔn.tɛmpˈtɪ.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [kon.tempˈtiː.bi.lis].