What does lābilis mean in Latin?

lābilis, a adjective, means “slipping; slippery”.

How do you pronounce lābilis?

In classical Latin, [ˈɫaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈlaː.bi.lis].

adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

lābilis (neuter lābile)

Classical[ˈɫaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈlaː.bi.lis]

singular
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lābilis	lābilis	lābile
genitive	lābilis	lābilis	lābilis
dative	lābilī	lābilī	lābilī
accusative	lābilem	lābilem	lābile
ablative	lābilī	lābilī	lābilī
vocative	lābilis	lābilis	lābile

plural
form	masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	lābilēs	lābilēs	lābilia
genitive	lābilium	lābilium	lābilium
dative	lābilibus	lābilibus	lābilibus
accusative	lābilīs lābilēs	lābilīs lābilēs	lābilia
ablative	lābilibus	lābilibus	lābilibus
vocative	lābilēs	lābilēs	lābilia

lābĭlis, e, adj. 1. labor, (post-class. for caducus, infirmus, debilis).

I. Slipping, gliding, prone to slip or slide.

A. Lit.: humus rivis operta sanguineis, gressus labiles evertebat, Amm. 31, 13, 6; Arnob. 2, 59.—

B. Trop., fleeting, gliding, prone, transient, perishable: in vitia labiles animae, Arnob. 2, 45: dulcedo, id. 7, 4 init.—

II. Causing to slip, slippery: limus, Amm. 27, 10, 11: humus, id. 15, 10, 5.—Hence. lābĭlĭter, adv., waveringly, Aug. Gen. ad Litt. 8. 3.

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin lābilis From lābor (“to slip, slide”) + -ilis.

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