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affabilis

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Latin

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From affor, affārī (speak to, address) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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affābilis (neuter affābile, adverb affābiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. that can be easily spoken to or accessed; affable, courteous, kind, friendly
    Synonyms: amīcābilis, facilis, benevolēns
    Antonyms: inimīcus, hostīlis, īnfestus, īnfēnsus, oblīquus, adversus, dīversus, āversus, inīquus

Declension

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Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative affābilis affābile affābilēs affābilia
genitive affābilis affābilium
dative affābilī affābilibus
accusative affābilem affābile affābilēs
affābilīs
affābilia
ablative affābilī affābilibus
vocative affābilis affābile affābilēs affābilia

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Catalan: afable
  • Danish: affabel
  • English: affable
  • French: affable
  • Italian: affabile
  • Portuguese: afável
  • Spanish: afable

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