fallibilis

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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

  1. (Medieval Latin) Liable to error; deceitful.
  2. (Medieval Latin, theology) Capable of error; reformable.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative fallibilis fallibile fallibilēs fallibilia
genitive fallibilis fallibilium
dative fallibilī fallibilibus
accusative fallibilem fallibile fallibilēs
fallibilīs
fallibilia
ablative fallibilī fallibilibus
vocative fallibilis fallibile fallibilēs fallibilia

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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