LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

sēnsibilis

sēnsibilis (neuter sēnsibile, adverb sēnsibiliter)
Classical[sẽːˈsɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[senˈsiː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationperceptible, sensible (that can be perceived by the senses)
  2. two terminationdetectable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesēnsibilissēnsibilissēnsibile
genitivesēnsibilissēnsibilissēnsibilis
dativesēnsibilīsēnsibilīsēnsibilī
accusativesēnsibilemsēnsibilemsēnsibile
ablativesēnsibilīsēnsibilīsēnsibilī
vocativesēnsibilissēnsibilissēnsibile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesēnsibilēssēnsibilēssēnsibilia
genitivesēnsibiliumsēnsibiliumsēnsibilium
dativesēnsibilibussēnsibilibussēnsibilibus
accusativesēnsibilīs
sēnsibilēs
sēnsibilīs
sēnsibilēs
sēnsibilia
ablativesēnsibilibussēnsibilibussēnsibilibus
vocativesēnsibilēssēnsibilēssēnsibilia

sensĭbĭlis, e, adj. id.,
I. that can be perceived by the senses, sensible (post-Aug. and very rare): vox auditui, perceptible, Vitr. 5, 3: (voluptatem) sensibile judicant bonum: nos contra intellegibile, Sen. Ep. 124, 2.—
II. Act., endowed with feeling, capable of perceiving: simulacrum, Lact. 2, 10, 3; 2, 8, 33; 7, 4, 12.—Adv.: sensĭbĭlĭter, by the senses, sensibly: commovere deos nidore, Arn. 7, 234.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin sēnsibilis From sentiō + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Catalansensible
  • Frenchsensible
  • Germansensibel
  • Italiansensibile
  • Portuguesesensível
  • Spanishsensible
  • Galiciansensible
  • Galiciansensíbel

In English words that came into English from sēnsibilis

  • sensiblesēnsibilis
  • sensibilitysēnsibilitās
  • insensibleīnsēnsibilis

Quick answers

What does sēnsibilis mean in Latin?
sēnsibilis, a adjective, means “perceptible, sensible (that can be perceived by the senses); detectable”.
How do you pronounce sēnsibilis?
In classical Latin, [sẽːˈsɪ.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [senˈsiː.bi.lis].
Which English words come from sēnsibilis?
English words that go back to Latin sēnsibilis include sensible, sensibility and insensible.