LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

textilis

textilis (neuter textile)
Classical[ˈtɛk.stɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[ˈtɛk.sti.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationwoven
  2. two terminationplaited, braided, intertwined
  3. two terminationknit

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetextilistextilistextile
genitivetextilistextilistextilis
dativetextilītextilītextilī
accusativetextilemtextilemtextile
ablativetextilītextilītextilī
vocativetextilistextilistextile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetextilēstextilēstextilia
genitivetextiliumtextiliumtextilium
dativetextilibustextilibustextilibus
accusativetextilīs
textilēs
textilīs
textilēs
textilia
ablativetextilibustextilibustextilibus
vocativetextilēstextilēstextilia

textĭlis, e, adj. texo,
I. woven, wrought, textile.
I. Lit. (class.)
A. Adj.: tegmen, Lucr. 5, 1350: stragulum, Cic. Tusc. 5, 21, 61: dona, Verg. A. 3, 485: aurum, Plin. 33, 3, 19, § 63; Sen. Med. 372: picturae, Lucr. 2, 35; cf.: tabernacula textilibus signis adornata, Val. Max. 9, 1, ext. 4.—Poet.: pestis, i. e. a garment steeped in poison, Cic. poët. Tusc. 2, 8, 20: induere nuptam ventum textilem, i.e. a very thin garment, Petr 55 fin. —
B. Subst.: textĭle, is, n. (sc. opus), a web, stuff, fabric, piece of cloth, canvas, etc.: nego ullam picturam in textili (fuisse), quin, etc., Cic. Verr. 2, 4, 1, § 1; so, textile, id. Leg. 2, 18, 45.—In plur., Liv. 45, 35, 2; Plin. 13, 9, 18, § 62; Prop. 1, 14, 22. —
II. Transf., plaited, braided, interwoven, intertwined, constructed (very rare): serta, garlands of roses, Mart. 6, 80, 8: pileus, App. M. 11, p. 261, 2.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin textilis From text- (perfect passive participial stem of texō (“to weave”)) + -ilis (suffix forming adjectives).

In English words that came into English from textilis

  • textiletextile

Quick answers

What does textilis mean in Latin?
textilis, a adjective, means “woven; plaited, braided, intertwined; knit”.
How do you pronounce textilis?
In classical Latin, [ˈtɛk.stɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [ˈtɛk.sti.lis].