spirabilis
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Latin
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) + -bilis.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): /spiːˈraː.bi.lis/, [s̠piːˈräːbɪlʲɪs̠]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /spiˈra.bi.lis/, [spiˈräːbilis]
Adjective
[edit]spīrābilis (neuter spīrābile); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (of air) breathable, respirable
- fitted for breathing, respiratory
- Of that which sustains or is vital for life.
- (of machines) pneumatic
Declension
[edit]Third-declension two-termination adjective.
singular | plural | ||||
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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 |
Related terms
[edit]References
[edit]- “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.