adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
servābilis
servābilis (neuter servābile)
Classical[sɛrˈwaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[serˈvaː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationable to be preserved; preservable
- two terminationable to be rescued or saved
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | servābilis | servābilis | servābile |
| genitive | servābilis | servābilis | servābilis |
| dative | servābilī | servābilī | servābilī |
| accusative | servābilem | servābilem | servābile |
| ablative | servābilī | servābilī | servābilī |
| vocative | servābilis | servābilis | servābile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | servābilēs | servābilēs | servābilia |
| genitive | servābilium | servābilium | servābilium |
| dative | servābilibus | servābilibus | servābilibus |
| accusative | servābilīs servābilēs | servābilīs servābilēs | servābilia |
| ablative | servābilibus | servābilibus | servābilibus |
| vocative | servābilēs | servābilēs | servābilia |
servābĭlis, e, adj. servo. *
I. That can be kept or preserved, preservable:
uva sine ullis vasis, Plin. 14, 3, 4, § 40.—* II. That can be saved or rescued:
caput nulli, Ov. Tr. 4, 5, 21.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
servābilis e, adj.
servo, to be rescued : caput nulli servabile, which none can rescue , O.
Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*ser-der.?
- Proto-Italic*serwos
- Latinservābilis
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin servō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin servābilis From servō (“to maintain, keep, save, rescue”) + -bilis (“-able”).