adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
flābilis
flābilis (neuter flābile)
Classical[ˈfɫaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈflaː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationairy
- two terminationspiritual
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | flābilis | flābilis | flābile |
| genitive | flābilis | flābilis | flābilis |
| dative | flābilī | flābilī | flābilī |
| accusative | flābilem | flābilem | flābile |
| ablative | flābilī | flābilī | flābilī |
| vocative | flābilis | flābilis | flābile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | flābilēs | flābilēs | flābilia |
| genitive | flābilium | flābilium | flābilium |
| dative | flābilibus | flābilibus | flābilibus |
| accusative | flābilīs flābilēs | flābilīs flābilēs | flābilia |
| ablative | flābilibus | flābilibus | flābilibus |
| vocative | flābilēs | flābilēs | flābilia |
flābĭlis, e, adj. flo,
I. airy. *
I. Lit.:
nihil est in animis mixtum atque concretum ... nihil ne aut humidum quidem aut flabile aut igneum, Cic. Tusc. 1, 27, 66.—B. Trop., spiritual (eccl. Lat.): aedes, Prud. στεφ. 10, 347 al.
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
flābilis e, adj.
flo, airy, breath-like .
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
- Latinflābilis
Proto-Indo-European *bʰleh₁-der. Proto-Italic *flāōder. Latin flō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin flābilis From flō (“to blow”) + -bilis.