adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
fallibilis
fallibilis (neuter fallibile)
Classical[falˈlɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[falˈliː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- Medieval Latintwo terminationLiable to error; deceitful.
- Medieval Latintwo terminationCapable of error; reformable.
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fallibilis | fallibilis | fallibile |
| genitive | fallibilis | fallibilis | fallibilis |
| dative | fallibilī | fallibilī | fallibilī |
| accusative | fallibilem | fallibilem | fallibile |
| ablative | fallibilī | fallibilī | fallibilī |
| vocative | fallibilis | fallibilis | fallibile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | fallibilēs | fallibilēs | fallibilia |
| genitive | fallibilium | fallibilium | fallibilium |
| dative | fallibilibus | fallibilibus | fallibilibus |
| accusative | fallibilīs fallibilēs | fallibilīs fallibilēs | fallibilia |
| ablative | fallibilibus | fallibilibus | fallibilibus |
| vocative | fallibilēs | fallibilēs | fallibilia |
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *(s)gʷʰh₂el-der. Proto-Italic *falsō? Latin fallō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin fallibilis From fallō (“to cause to fall, trip; to lead into error”) + -bilis.
Descendants
- Catalanfal·lible
- Englishfallible
- Frenchfaillible
- Italianfallibile
- Portuguesefalível
- Spanishfalible
- Galicianfalible
In English words that came into English from fallibilis
- infallibleīnfallibilis
- falliblefallibilis