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Participle
stabilis
- masculine plural of the past participle of stabilì
Latin
Etymology
From stō (“stand firm”) + -bilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
stabilis (neuter stabile); third-declension two-termination adjective
- That stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure, stable, stationary.
- Synonyms: statīvus, fīxus
- established, enduring, durable, immutable, lasting, everlasting, unwavering, unchanging
29 BCE – 19 BCE,
Virgil,
Aeneid 1.73:
- “Cōnūbiō iungam stabilī propriamque dicābō.”
- “Joined in marriage, everlasting, and I shall dedicate your very own .”
(Juno tempts Aeolus to do her will by offering him marriage to Deiopea.)
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Derived terms
Descendants
References
- “stabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “stabilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- stabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.