LATIN DICTIONARYLexicon Latīnum
adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective

variābilis

variābilis (neuter variābile)
Classical[wa.riˈaː.bɪ.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[va.riˈaː.bi.lis]

Meaning

  1. two terminationvariable, changeable

Declension

singular
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevariābilisvariābilisvariābile
genitivevariābilisvariābilisvariābilis
dativevariābilīvariābilīvariābilī
accusativevariābilemvariābilemvariābile
ablativevariābilīvariābilīvariābilī
vocativevariābilisvariābilisvariābile
plural
formmasculinefeminineneuter
nominativevariābilēsvariābilēsvariābilia
genitivevariābiliumvariābiliumvariābilium
dativevariābilibusvariābilibusvariābilibus
accusativevariābilīs
variābilēs
variābilīs
variābilēs
variābilia
ablativevariābilibusvariābilibusvariābilibus
vocativevariābilēsvariābilēsvariābilia

vărĭābĭlis, e, adj. vario,
I. changeable, variable (post-class.): aër, App. de Mundo, p. 58, 31.

Origins

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin variābilis From variō + -bilis.

Descendants
  • Catalanvariable
  • Frenchvariable
  • Italianvariabile
  • Portuguesevariável
  • Spanishvariable
  • Asturianvariable
  • Galicianvariable

Quick answers

What does variābilis mean in Latin?
variābilis, a adjective, means “variable, changeable”.
How do you pronounce variābilis?
In classical Latin, [wa.riˈaː.bɪ.lɪs]; in ecclesiastical (church) Latin, [va.riˈaː.bi.lis].