LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

sorbilis

sorbilis (neuter sorbile, adverb sorbilō)
Classical[ˈsɔr.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈsɔr.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationable to be sucked up, drinkable
    ovum sorbileraw egg

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesorbilissorbilissorbile
genitivesorbilissorbilissorbilis
dativesorbilīsorbilīsorbilī
accusativesorbilemsorbilemsorbile
ablativesorbilīsorbilīsorbilī
vocativesorbilissorbilissorbile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativesorbilēssorbilēssorbilia
genitivesorbiliumsorbiliumsorbilium
dativesorbilibussorbilibussorbilibus
accusativesorbilīs
sorbilēs
sorbilīs
sorbilēs
sorbilia
ablativesorbilibussorbilibussorbilibus
vocativesorbilēssorbilēssorbilia

sorbĭlis, e, adj. sorbeo,
I. that may be sucked or supped up (not ante-Aug.): ovum, Cels. 2, 18 med.; Petr. 33, 5: cibi, ut recens caseus, Col. 8, 17, 13.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*srebʰ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*srobʰéyeti
  3. Proto-Italic*sorβeō
  4. Latinsorbilis

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin sorbilis From sorbeō (“to suck in, drink up”) + -ilis.

Quick answers

What does sorbilis mean in Latin?
sorbilis, a adjective, means “able to be sucked up, drinkable”.
How do you pronounce sorbilis?
In classical Latin, [ˈsɔr.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈsɔr.bi.lis].
Where does sorbilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ- → Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti → Proto-Italic *sorβeō → Latin sorbilis.