LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

tangibilis

tangibilis (neuter tangibile)
Classical[taŋˈɡɪ.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[tan̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationtouchable, tangible; able to be touched or sensed
    Quae tangibilia sunt manu.Things which may be touched by hand.

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetangibilistangibilistangibile
genitivetangibilistangibilistangibilis
dativetangibilītangibilītangibilī
accusativetangibilemtangibilemtangibile
ablativetangibilītangibilītangibilī
vocativetangibilistangibilistangibile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetangibilēstangibilēstangibilia
genitivetangibiliumtangibiliumtangibilium
dativetangibilibustangibilibustangibilibus
accusativetangibilīs
tangibilēs		tangibilīs
tangibilēs		tangibilia
ablativetangibilibustangibilibustangibilibus
vocativetangibilēstangibilēstangibilia

tangĭbĭlis, e, adj. tango,
I. that may be touched, tangible (post-class.): quae tangibilia sunt manu, Lact. 7, 11, 9; 7, 12, 3; Hier. Ep. 61, 9.

Origins

From tangō (“to touch”) + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Catalantangible
  • Englishtangiblefrom Middle French tangible
  • Frenchtangiblefrom Middle French tangible
  • Romaniantangibilfrom Middle French tangible
  • Germantangibel
  • Italiantangibile
  • Portuguesetangível
  • Spanishtangible

In English words that came into English from tangibilis

  • tangibletangibilis
  • intangibleintangibilis

Quick answers

What does tangibilis mean in Latin?
tangibilis, a adjective, means “touchable, tangible; able to be touched or sensed”.
How do you pronounce tangibilis?
In classical Latin, [taŋˈɡɪ.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [tan̠ʲˈd͡ʒiː.bi.lis].