LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

friābilis

friābilis (neuter friābile)
Classical[friˈaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[friˈaː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationfriable, easily crumbled or broken into pieces

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefriābilisfriābilisfriābile
genitivefriābilisfriābilisfriābilis
dativefriābilīfriābilīfriābilī
accusativefriābilemfriābilemfriābile
ablativefriābilīfriābilīfriābilī
vocativefriābilisfriābilisfriābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativefriābilēsfriābilēsfriābilia
genitivefriābiliumfriābiliumfriābilium
dativefriābilibusfriābilibusfriābilibus
accusativefriābilīs
friābilēs		friābilīs
friābilēs		friābilia
ablativefriābilibusfriābilibusfriābilibus
vocativefriābilēsfriābilēsfriābilia

frĭābĭlis, e, adj. frio,
I. easily broken, or crumbled to pieces, friable: tofus, Plin. 17, 4, 3, § 29: sandaracha, id. 34, 18, 55, § 177.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰreyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰriH-o-s
  3. Proto-Italic*frios
  4. Latinfriābilis

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin friāre, friō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin friābilis From friāre, friō (“to crumble”) + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Catalanfriable
  • Englishfriable
  • Frenchfriable
  • Italianfriabile
  • Portuguesefriável
  • Normanfriabl'ye

In English words that came into English from friābilis

  • friablefriābilis

Quick answers

What does friābilis mean in Latin?
friābilis, a adjective, means “friable, easily crumbled or broken into pieces”.
How do you pronounce friābilis?
In classical Latin, [friˈaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [friˈaː.bi.lis].
Where does friābilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *bʰreyH- → Proto-Indo-European *bʰriH-o-s → Proto-Italic *frios → Latin friābilis.