adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
spīrābilis
spīrābilis (neuter spīrābile)
Classical[spiːˈraː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[spiˈraː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationbreathable, respirable
- two terminationfitted for breathing, respiratory
- two terminationOf that which sustains or is vital for life.
- two terminationpneumatic
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīrābilis | spīrābilis | spīrābile |
| genitive | spīrābilis | spīrābilis | spīrābilis |
| dative | spīrābilī | spīrābilī | spīrābilī |
| accusative | spīrābilem | spīrābilem | spīrābile |
| ablative | spīrābilī | spīrābilī | spīrābilī |
| vocative | spīrābilis | spīrābilis | spīrābile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | spīrābilēs | spīrābilēs | spīrābilia |
| genitive | spīrābilium | spīrābilium | spīrābilium |
| dative | spīrābilibus | spīrābilibus | spīrābilibus |
| accusative | spīrābilīs spīrābilēs | spīrābilīs spīrābilēs | spīrābilia |
| ablative | spīrābilibus | spīrābilibus | spīrābilibus |
| vocative | spīrābilēs | spīrābilēs | spīrābilia |
Lewis & Short A Latin Dictionary, 1879
spīrābĭlis, e, adj. spiro,
I. that may be breathed, good to breathe, breathable, respirable.
I. Lit.:
terra circumfusa undique est hac animali spirabilique naturā, cui nomen est aër, Cic. N. D. 2, 36, 91; cf. id. ib. 2, 6, 18; id. Tusc. 1, 17, 40; 1, 29, 70.—II. Transf. *
A. Pass., that serves to sustain life, vital:
per sidera testor, caeli spirabile lumen, Verg. A. 3, 600.—* B. Act., that can breathe, fitted for breathing, respiratory:
viscera, Plin. 9, 7, 6, § 17.Origins
- Proto-Indo-European*(s)peys-der.?
- Latinspīrābilis
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin spīrābilis From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) + -bilis.