fallibilis

Latin

Etymology

From fallō (I cause to fall, trip, lead into error) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

fallibilis (neuter fallibile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (Medieval Latin) Liable to error; deceitful.
  2. (Medieval Latin, theology) Capable of error; reformable.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative fallibilis fallibile fallibilēs fallibilia
genitive fallibilis fallibilium
dative fallibilī fallibilibus
accusative fallibilem fallibile fallibilēs
fallibilīs
fallibilia
ablative fallibilī fallibilibus
vocative fallibilis fallibile fallibilēs fallibilia

Derived terms

  • infallibilis

Descendants

  • Catalan: fal·lible
  • English: fallible
  • French: faillible
  • Galician: falible
  • Italian: fallibile
  • Portuguese: falível
  • Spanish: falible

References

  • "fallibilis", 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)
  • fallibilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
  • fallibilis in Ramminger, Johann (16 July 2016 (last accessed)) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700[1], pre-publication website, 2005-2016