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Latin
Etymology
From fallō (“I cause to fall, trip, lead into error”) + -bilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
fallibilis (neuter fallibile); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (Medieval Latin) Liable to error; deceitful.
- (Medieval Latin, theology) Capable of error; reformable.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- fallibilis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
- fallibilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- fallibilis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016