capabilis

Latin

Etymology

From capiō (“to hold, to contain, to take, to understand”) +‎ -ābilis (“-able”).

Adjective

capābilis (neuter capābile); third-declension two-termination adjective (Late Latin)

  1. (Late Latin) comprehensible
  2. (Late Latin) intelligent
  3. (Medieval Latin) capable

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative capābilis capābile capābilēs capābilia
genitive capābilis capābilium
dative capābilī capābilibus
accusative capābilem capābile capābilēs
capābilīs 		capābilia
ablative capābilī capābilibus
vocative capābilis capābile capābilēs capābilia

Descendants

  • → English: capable
  • → French: capable
  • → Norman: capabl'ye

References

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