futilis

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Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

Probably from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-ti-, from *ǵʰew- (“to pour”); see also fūtis and fundō. Alternatively, from *fūtō (“to strike”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

fūtilis (neuter fūtile, adverb fūtile or fūtiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. that easily pours out
  2. that can not contain, leaky
  3. (figuratively) untrustworthy, vain, worthless, futile, frivolous

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative fūtilis fūtile fūtilēs fūtilia
Genitive fūtilis fūtilium
Dative fūtilī fūtilibus
Accusative fūtilem fūtile fūtilēs
fūtilīs 		fūtilia
Ablative fūtilī fūtilibus
Vocative fūtilis fūtile fūtilēs fūtilia

Descendants

References

  • “futtĭlis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • futilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • futilis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
  1. ^ De Vaan, Michiel (2008) Etymological Dictionary of Latin and the other Italic Languages (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 7), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 253
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