adjectivethird-declension two-termination adjective
vernīlis
vernīlis (neuter vernīle)
Classical[wɛrˈniː.lɪs]Ecclesiastical[verˈniː.lis]
Meaning
- two terminationservile, obsequious
Declension
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vernīlis | vernīlis | vernīle |
| genitive | vernīlis | vernīlis | vernīlis |
| dative | vernīlī | vernīlī | vernīlī |
| accusative | vernīlem | vernīlem | vernīle |
| ablative | vernīlī | vernīlī | vernīlī |
| vocative | vernīlis | vernīlis | vernīle |
| form | masculine | feminine | neuter |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | vernīlēs | vernīlēs | vernīlia |
| genitive | vernīlium | vernīlium | vernīlium |
| dative | vernīlibus | vernīlibus | vernīlibus |
| accusative | vernīlīs vernīlēs | vernīlīs vernīlēs | vernīlia |
| ablative | vernīlibus | vernīlibus | vernīlibus |
| vocative | vernīlēs | vernīlēs | vernīlia |
vernīlis, e, adj. verna,
I. of or belonging to a home-born slave (verna), slavish, i. e.,
II. Jesting, pert, waggish:
dictum, Tac. H. 3, 32 fin.—Adv.: vernīlĭter, slavishly, servilely: fungi officiis, Hor. S. 2, 6, 108: nimis hoc fit verniliter, i. e. with fawning flattery, cringingly, Caecil. ap. Non. 42, 27: haec ipsa non verniliter, nec eā figurā, quā, etc., jestingly, jokingly, Sen. Ben. 2, 11, 3.Charlton Lewis's shorter dictionary for students: the same scholarship in plain, modern definitions.
vernīlis e, adj.
verna, of a home-born slave, fawning, servile: blanditiae, Ta.—Jesting, waggish: dictum, Ta.
Origins
Proto-Indo-European *-elis Proto-Italic *-elis Latin -ilis Latin -īlis Latin vernīlis From verna + -īlis.
Descendants
- Italianvernile
In English words that came into English from vernīlis
- vernilevernīlis