adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
mercābilis
mercābilis (neuter mercābile)
Classical[mɛrˈkaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[merˈkaː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationpurchasable, available for sale
Stat meretrix certo cuivis mercabilis aere
The harlot stands for sale at a fixed price to anyone16 BCE, Ovidius, Amores 1.10.21
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mercābilis | mercābilis | mercābile |
| genitive | mercābilis | mercābilis | mercābilis |
| dative | mercābilī | mercābilī | mercābilī |
| accusative | mercābilem | mercābilem | mercābile |
| ablative | mercābilī | mercābilī | mercābilī |
| vocative | mercābilis | mercābilis | mercābile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | mercābilēs | mercābilēs | mercābilia |
| genitive | mercābilium | mercābilium | mercābilium |
| dative | mercābilibus | mercābilibus | mercābilibus |
| accusative | mercābilīs mercābilēs | mercābilīs mercābilēs | mercābilia |
| ablative | mercābilibus | mercābilibus | mercābilibus |
| vocative | mercābilēs | mercābilēs | mercābilia |
mercābĭlis, e, adj. mercor,
Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
mercābilis e, adj.
mercor, that may be bought, purchasable : meretrix, O.
Origins
- Proto-Italic*merks
- Latinmercābilis
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -or Latin mercor Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin mercābilis From mercor (“to trade, sell”) + -bilis.