adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
inhabilis
inhabilis (neuter inhabile)
Classical[ɪˈna.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[iˈnaː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationunmanageable, unwieldy
- two terminationunfit, incapable
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inhabilis | inhabilis | inhabile |
| genitive | inhabilis | inhabilis | inhabilis |
| dative | inhabilī | inhabilī | inhabilī |
| accusative | inhabilem | inhabilem | inhabile |
| ablative | inhabilī | inhabilī | inhabilī |
| vocative | inhabilis | inhabilis | inhabile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | inhabilēs | inhabilēs | inhabilia |
| genitive | inhabilium | inhabilium | inhabilium |
| dative | inhabilibus | inhabilibus | inhabilibus |
| accusative | inhabilīs inhabilēs | inhabilīs inhabilēs | inhabilia |
| ablative | inhabilibus | inhabilibus | inhabilibus |
| vocative | inhabilēs | inhabilēs | inhabilia |
ĭn-hăbĭlis, e, adj.,
I. that cannot be managed, unmanageable, unwieldy.
I. Lit.:
navis inhabilis prope magnitudinis, Liv. 33, 30, 5: telum inhabile ad remittendum imperitis, id. 24, 34, 5; cf.: telum pondere, Curt. 8, 9 med.: inhabiles vastorum corporum moles (of elephants), id. 9, 2: quod et ipsis vetustate militiae exercitatum, et hostibus inhabile, awkward, Tac. Agr. 36: iter, Dig. 8, 5, 4.— II. Trop., unfit, unapt, incapable, unable:
alicui rei, Cic. Fragm. Oecon. 4 Orell.: reddere aliquem inhabilem studiis, Sen. Ep. 15: progenerandis esse fetibus inhabilem, Col. 2, 1, 2: boves labori et culturae non inhabiles, id. 6, 1, 1; cf.: calori non inhabile, fit to express, Quint. 11, 3, 146; Plin. Ep. 8, 1, 2 al.— (b). With ad:
multitudo inhabilis ad consensum, Liv. 12, 16, 10.—(g). With inf.:
inhabiles rempublicam tueri, Dig. 50, 2, 11.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
in-habilis e, adj.,
unmanageable, unwieldy: navis inhabilis prope magnitudinis, L.: multitudo ad consensum, L.: hostibus, awkward, Ta.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*né
- Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
- Proto-Italic*n̥-
- Latininhabilis
Proto-Indo-European *gʰeh₁bʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *gʰh₁bʰéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *haβēō Latin habeō Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin habilis Latin inhabilis From in- + habilis.