spirabilis

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Latin

Etymology

From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

spīrābilis (neuter spīrābile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (of air) breathable, respirable
  2. fitted for breathing, respiratory
  3. Of that which sustains or is vital for life.
  4. (of machines) pneumatic

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative spīrābilis spīrābile spīrābilēs spīrābilia
genitive spīrābilis spīrābilium
dative spīrābilī spīrābilibus
accusative spīrābilem spīrābile spīrābilēs
spīrābilīs 		spīrābilia
ablative spīrābilī spīrābilibus
vocative spīrābilis spīrābile spīrābilēs spīrābilia

References

  • “spirabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • “spirabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • spirabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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