agilis

Latin

Etymology

From agō (“do, act”) +‎ -ilis.

Pronunciation

(Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈa.ɡɪ.lɪs]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈaː.d͡ʒi.lis]

Adjective

agilis (neuter agile, comparative agilior, superlative agilissimus, adverb agiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

That can be easily moved, easily movable; light.
That moves easily or quickly; nimble, agile, dextrous, quick, rapid
Active, busy, prompt.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

	masc./fem.	neuter	masc./fem.	neuter
	singular		plural
nominative	agilis	agile	agilēs	agilia
genitive	agilis		agilium
dative	agilī		agilibus
accusative	agilem	agile	agilēs agilīs	agilia
ablative	agilī		agilibus
vocative	agilis	agile	agilēs	agilia

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: àgil
→ English: agile
French: agile
Friulian: agjil
Galician: áxil
Italian: agile
Occitan: agil
Piedmontese: àgil
Portuguese: ágil
Romanian: ager, agil
Spanish: ágil

References

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