Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word
labilis. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
labilis, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say
labilis in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word
labilis you have here. The definition of the word
labilis will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of
labilis, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
Latin
Etymology
From lābor (“slip, slide”) + -ilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
lābilis (neuter lābile); third-declension two-termination adjective
- slipping
- slippery
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Descendants
References
- “labilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- labilis 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)
- labilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
- labilis in Ramminger, Johann (2016 July 16 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016