civile

See also: çivile and çiviłe

Danish

Adjective

civile

1. definite/plural of civil

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

civile

1. feminine singular of civil

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis, from cīvis (“citizen”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈvi.le/
• Rhymes: -ile
• Hyphenation: ci‧vì‧le

Adjective

civile (plural civili, superlative civilissimo)

1. civil
2. civilian
3. civilized, polite

Noun

civile m (plural civili)

1. citizen
2. civilian

Related terms

• città
• civico
• civilista
• civilizzare
• civilmente
• civiltà

 

Further reading

• civile in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• civile in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• civile in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• civile in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• civile in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• civile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• velici

Latin

Etymology

From cīvīlis (“pertaining to a city or citizens”).

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /kiːˈu̯iː.le/, [kiːˈu̯iːɫ̪ɛ]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /t͡ʃiˈvi.le/, [t͡ʃiˈviːle]

Noun

cīvīle n (genitive cīvīlis); third declension

1. courtesy, civility

Declension

Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	cīvīle	cīvīlia
Genitive	cīvīlis	cīvīlium
Dative	cīvīlī	cīvīlibus
Accusative	cīvīle	cīvīlia
Ablative	cīvīlī	cīvīlibus
Vocative	cīvīle	cīvīlia

Related terms

• cīvicus
• cīvis
• cīvitās
• cīvitātula
• cīvīlis
• cīvīliter
• cīvīlitās

 

References

• civile 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)

Norman

Adjective

civile f

1. feminine singular of civil

Swedish

Adjective

civile

1. definite natural masculine singular of civil