LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

tractābilis

tractābilis (neuter tractābile, comparative tractābilior, adverb tractābiliter)
Classical[trakˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[trakˈtaː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationtractable
  2. two terminationpliant, yielding, manageable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetractābilistractābilistractābile
genitivetractābilistractābilistractābilis
dativetractābilītractābilītractābilī
accusativetractābilemtractābilemtractābile
ablativetractābilītractābilītractābilī
vocativetractābilistractābilistractābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativetractābilēstractābilēstractābilia
genitivetractābiliumtractābiliumtractābilium
dativetractābilibustractābilibustractābilibus
accusativetractābilīs
tractābilēs		tractābilīs
tractābilēs		tractābilia
ablativetractābilibustractābilibustractābilibus
vocativetractābilēstractābilēstractābilia

tractābĭlis, e, adj. tracto,
I. that may be touched, handled, or taken hold of; that may be wrought, manageable, tractable (class).
I. Lit.: tractabile omne necesse est esse, quod natum est, Cic. Univ. 4 med.: materies, Vitr. 2, 9 fin.: tofi in opere, Plin. 36, 22, 48, § 167: Italicum genus falcium vel inter vepres, id. 18, 28, 67, § 261: folium, id. 21, 17, 68, § 108: pondus, i. e. portable, Stat. S. 5, 1, 84: est mare, confiteor, nondum tractabile nanti, Ov. H. 19, 71; cf.: non tractabile caelum, i. e. inclement, stormy, Verg. A. 4, 53: vox, tractable, flexible, Quint. 11, 3, 40. — Comp.: ulcera tractabiliora fieri, Plin. 30, 13, 39, § 117.—
II. Trop., pliant, yielding, manageable, tractable: virtus est cum multis in rebus, tum in amicitiā tenera et tractabilis, Cic. Lael. 13, 48: nullis ille movetur Fletibus aut voces ullas tractabilis audit, Verg. A. 4, 439: impatiens animus nec adhuc tractabilis arte, Ov. R. Am. 123: mite ac tractabile ingenium, Curt. 3, 2, 17: quod te tam tractabilem video, ut, etc., Plin. Ep. 9, 24, 1.—Comp.: nihil est enim eo (filio) tractabilius, Cic. Att. 10, 11, 3: Agrippa nihilo tractabilior, Suet. Aug. 65 fin.; Plin. Ep. 5, 1, 10.—Adv.: tractābĭ-lĭter, without opposition, tractably (very rare): tractabilius, Gell. 6, 2, 8.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰregʰ-der.?
  2. Latintractābilis

Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin -tō Latin tractāre, tractō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin tractābilis From tractāre, tractō + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Catalantractable
  • Englishtractable
  • Italiantrattabile
  • Piedmontesetratàbil

In English words that came into English from tractābilis

  • tractabletractābilis
  • tractabilitytractabilitas

Quick answers

What does tractābilis mean in Latin?
tractābilis, a adjective, means “tractable; pliant, yielding, manageable”.
How do you pronounce tractābilis?
In classical Latin, [trakˈtaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [trakˈtaː.bi.lis].
Where does tractābilis come from?
Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ-der.? → Latin tractābilis.