LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

ductilis

ductilis (neuter ductile)
Classical[ˈdʊk.tɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈduk.ti.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationThat may be led, guided or conducted.
  2. two terminationThat may be hammered out thin; ductile.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeductilisductilisductile
genitiveductilisductilisductilis
dativeductilīductilīductilī
accusativeductilemductilemductile
ablativeductilīductilīductilī
vocativeductilisductilisductile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeductilēsductilēsductilia
genitiveductiliumductiliumductilium
dativeductilibusductilibusductilibus
accusativeductilīs
ductilēs
ductilīs
ductilēs
ductilia
ablativeductilibusductilibusductilibus
vocativeductilēsductilēsductilia

ductĭlis, e, adj. duco,
I. that may be led, guided, or conducted (post-Aug. and rare): scena, movable, Serv. Verg. G. 3, 24: flumen aquae riguae, i. e. a canal, Mart. 12, 31, 2: aes, i. e. that may be hammered out thin, Plin. 34, 8, 20, § 94 sq.; cf. aurum, Vulg. Num. 8, 4.

Origins

From dūcō (“lead, guide, conduct”).

Descendants
  • Catalandúctil
  • Englishductile
  • Frenchductile
  • Germanduktil
  • Italianduttile
  • Spanishdúctil

In English words that came into English from ductilis

  • ductileductilis

Quick answers

What does ductilis mean in Latin?
ductilis, a adjective, means “That may be led, guided or conducted.; That may be hammered out thin; ductile.”.
How do you pronounce ductilis?
In classical Latin, [ˈdʊk.tɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈduk.ti.lis].