LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

portābilis

portābilis (neuter portābile)
Classical[pɔrˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[porˈtaː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationportable, capable of being carried

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeportābilisportābilisportābile
genitiveportābilisportābilisportābilis
dativeportābilīportābilīportābilī
accusativeportābilemportābilemportābile
ablativeportābilīportābilīportābilī
vocativeportābilisportābilisportābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativeportābilēsportābilēsportābilia
genitiveportābiliumportābiliumportābilium
dativeportābilibusportābilibusportābilibus
accusativeportābilīs
portābilēs
portābilīs
portābilēs
portābilia
ablativeportābilibusportābilibusportābilibus
vocativeportābilēsportābilēsportābilia

portābĭlis, e, adj. porto,
I. that can be carried or borne, portable (post-class.), Sid. Ep. 8, 11 med.—Comp.: onus portabilius, Aug. Ep. 34.

Origins

  1. Proto-Italic*portā
  2. Latinportābilis

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin portābilis From portō (“to carry, convey”) + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Catalanportable
  • Englishportable
  • Frenchportable
  • Italianportabile
  • Occitanportable
  • Portugueseportável
  • Romanianpurtabil
  • Spanishportable
  • Sicilianpurtàbbili

In English words that came into English from portābilis

  • portableportābilis

Quick answers

What does portābilis mean in Latin?
portābilis, a adjective, means “portable, capable of being carried”.
How do you pronounce portābilis?
In classical Latin, [pɔrˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [porˈtaː.bi.lis].
Where does portābilis come from?
Proto-Italic *portā → Latin portābilis.