adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
superābilis
superābilis (neuter superābile)
Classical[sʊ.pɛˈraː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[su.peˈraː.bi.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationsurmountable (literally and figuratively)
- two terminationcurable
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | superābilis | superābilis | superābile |
| genitive | superābilis | superābilis | superābilis |
| dative | superābilī | superābilī | superābilī |
| accusative | superābilem | superābilem | superābile |
| ablative | superābilī | superābilī | superābilī |
| vocative | superābilis | superābilis | superābile |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | superābilēs | superābilēs | superābilia |
| genitive | superābilium | superābilium | superābilium |
| dative | superābilibus | superābilibus | superābilibus |
| accusative | superābilīs superābilēs | superābilīs superābilēs | superābilia |
| ablative | superābilibus | superābilibus | superābilibus |
| vocative | superābilēs | superābilēs | superābilia |
sŭpĕrābĭlis, e, adj. supero,
I. that may be got over or surmounted. *
I. Lit.:
murus, Liv. 25, 23, 12.—II. Trop., that may be overcome or subdued, conquerable, superable (very rare):
non est per vim superabilis ulli, Ov. Tr. 5, 8, 27: invictos et nullis casibus superabiles Romanos praedicabant, Tac. A. 2, 25: an talis caecitas ac debilitas ope humanā superabiles forent, i. e. curable, id. H. 4, 81.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
superābilis e, adj.
supero, that may be got over, to be surmounted : murus, L.—Fig., that may be overcome, superable : non est per vim superabilis ulli, O.: caecitas ope humanā, curable , Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin superābilis From superō (“to surmount, overcome”) + -bilis.