adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
nūbilis
nūbilis (neuter nūbile)
Classical[ˈnuː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈnuː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationmarriageable
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nūbilis | nūbilis | nūbile |
| genitive | nūbilis | nūbilis | nūbilis |
| dative | nūbilī | nūbilī | nūbilī |
| accusative | nūbilem | nūbilem | nūbile |
| ablative | nūbilī | nūbilī | nūbilī |
| vocative | nūbilis | nūbilis | nūbile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | nūbilēs | nūbilēs | nūbilia |
| genitive | nūbilium | nūbilium | nūbilium |
| dative | nūbilibus | nūbilibus | nūbilibus |
| accusative | nūbilīs nūbilēs | nūbilīs nūbilēs | nūbilia |
| ablative | nūbilibus | nūbilibus | nūbilibus |
| vocative | nūbilēs | nūbilēs | nūbilia |
nūbĭlis, e, adj. nubo,
I. marriageable:
filia, Cic. Clu. 5, 11: virgo, Liv. 29, 13: jam plenis nubilis annis, Verg. A. 7, 53: nubiles anni, Ov. M. 14, 335.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
nūbilis e, adj.
NEB-, marriageable : filia: iam plenis nubilis annis, V.: anni, O.
Origins
From nūbō (“(for a woman) to get married”) + -ilis. Alternatively, from nūbō + -bilis, with haplology simplifying -bibi- to -bi-.
Descendants
- Englishnubile
- Frenchnubile
- Italiannubile
- Portuguesenúbil
- Spanishnúbil
- Piedmontesenùbil
In English words that came into English from nūbilis
- nubilenūbilis