LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

pōtābilis

pōtābilis (neuter pōtābile)
Classical[poːˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[poˈtaː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationdrinkable, potable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepōtābilispōtābilispōtābile
genitivepōtābilispōtābilispōtābilis
dativepōtābilīpōtābilīpōtābilī
accusativepōtābilempōtābilempōtābile
ablativepōtābilīpōtābilīpōtābilī
vocativepōtābilispōtābilispōtābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativepōtābilēspōtābilēspōtābilia
genitivepōtābiliumpōtābiliumpōtābilium
dativepōtābilibuspōtābilibuspōtābilibus
accusativepōtābilīs
pōtābilēs
pōtābilīs
pōtābilēs
pōtābilia
ablativepōtābilibuspōtābilibuspōtābilibus
vocativepōtābilēspōtābilēspōtābilia

pōtābĭlis, e, adj. poto,
I. that may be drunk, drinkable, potable (post-class.), Aus. Clar. Urb. 14, 31: medicamina, Cael. Aur. Tard. 1, 4, 112: fons, Amm. 18, 9, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin pōtābilis From pōtō (“drink”) + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Englishpotable
  • Frenchpotable
  • Italianpotabile
  • Portuguesepotável
  • Romanianpotabil
  • Spanishpotable

In English words that came into English from pōtābilis

  • potablepōtābilis

Quick answers

What does pōtābilis mean in Latin?
pōtābilis, a adjective, means “drinkable, potable”.
How do you pronounce pōtābilis?
In classical Latin, [poːˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [poˈtaː.bi.lis].