LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

penetrābilis

penetrābilis (neuter penetrābile, comparative penetrābilior)
Classical[pɛ.nɛˈtraː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[pe.neˈtraː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationpenetrable
  2. two terminationpiercing (sound)

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepenetrābilispenetrābilispenetrābile
genitivepenetrābilispenetrābilispenetrābilis
dativepenetrābilīpenetrābilīpenetrābilī
accusativepenetrābilempenetrābilempenetrābile
ablativepenetrābilīpenetrābilīpenetrābilī
vocativepenetrābilispenetrābilispenetrābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepenetrābilēspenetrābilēspenetrābilia
genitivepenetrābiliumpenetrābiliumpenetrābilium
dativepenetrābilibuspenetrābilibuspenetrābilibus
accusativepenetrābilīs
penetrābilēs		penetrābilīs
penetrābilēs		penetrābilia
ablativepenetrābilibuspenetrābilibuspenetrābilibus
vocativepenetrābilēspenetrābilēspenetrābilia

pĕnĕtrābĭlis, e, adj. penetro.
I. Pass., that can be pierced or penetrated, penetrable (poet. and in post-Aug. prose): corpus nullo penetrabile telo, Ov. M. 12, 166: cum sit nulli penetrabilis, Sen. Const. Sap. 3: pectus ferro, Stat. Th. 2, 653: terra, Just. 4, 1, 2: caput haud penetrabile Nili, inaccessible, Stat. S. 3, 5, 21.—
II. Act., piercing, penetrating (poet. and in post-class. prose): Boreae penetrabile frigus, Verg. G. 1, 93: telum, id. A. 10, 481: harundo, Sil. 7, 649: fulmen, Ov. M. 13, 857: vinum penetrabilius in venas, Macr. 7, 12: querimonia, Gell. 10, 3, 4.—Comp.: sermo Dei est penetrabilior omni gladio ancipiti, Vulg. Heb. 4, 12.—
III. = penetralis (late Lat.): ad regni penetrabilia, Laurent. Hom. 1.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin penetrābilis From penetrāre, penetrō (“to enter, penetrate”) + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Englishpenetrablefrom Old French penetrable
  • Frenchpénétrablefrom Old French penetrable
  • Italianpenetrabile
  • Portuguesepenetrável
  • Spanishpenetrable

In English words that came into English from penetrābilis

  • penetrablepenetrābilis
  • impenetrableimpenetrābilis

Quick answers

What does penetrābilis mean in Latin?
penetrābilis, a adjective, means “penetrable; piercing (sound)”.
How do you pronounce penetrābilis?
In classical Latin, [pɛ.nɛˈtraː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [pe.neˈtraː.bi.lis].