LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

dubitābilis

dubitābilis (neuter dubitābile)
Classical[dʊ.bɪˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[du.biˈtaː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationdoubtful

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedubitābilisdubitābilisdubitābile
genitivedubitābilisdubitābilisdubitābilis
dativedubitābilīdubitābilīdubitābilī
accusativedubitābilemdubitābilemdubitābile
ablativedubitābilīdubitābilīdubitābilī
vocativedubitābilisdubitābilisdubitābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativedubitābilēsdubitābilēsdubitābilia
genitivedubitābiliumdubitābiliumdubitābilium
dativedubitābilibusdubitābilibusdubitābilibus
accusativedubitābilīs
dubitābilēs		dubitābilīs
dubitābilēs		dubitābilia
ablativedubitābilibusdubitābilibusdubitābilibus
vocativedubitābilēsdubitābilēsdubitābilia

dŭbĭtābĭlis, e, adj. dubito,
I. doubtful (very rare).
I. Pass., to be doubted: verum, Ov. M. 1, 223: virtus, id. ib. 13, 21. —
II. Act., feeling doubt: pectus, Prud. Apoth. 649.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*du(i)βwos
  2. Latindubitābilis

Latin dubō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin -itō Latin dubitō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin dubitābilis From dubitō (“doubt”) + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Englishdubitable
  • Italiandubitabile
  • Portugueseduvidável
  • Spanishdubitable

In English words that came into English from dubitābilis

  • dubitabledubitābilis

Quick answers

What does dubitābilis mean in Latin?
dubitābilis, a adjective, means “doubtful”.
How do you pronounce dubitābilis?
In classical Latin, [dʊ.bɪˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [du.biˈtaː.bi.lis].
Where does dubitābilis come from?
Proto-Italic *du(i)βwos → Latin dubitābilis.