plausibilis
Latin
Etymology
From plausus (perfect passive participle of plaudō) + -bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [pɫau̯ˈsɪ.bɪ.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [plau̯ˈsiː.bi.lis]
Adjective
plausibilis (neuter plausibile); third-declension two-termination adjective
- plausible (worthy of being applauded)
- praiseworthy
- acceptable
- pleasing
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | plausibilis | plausibile | plausibilēs | plausibilia | |
| genitive | plausibilis | plausibilium | |||
| dative | plausibilī | plausibilibus | |||
| accusative | plausibilem | plausibile | plausibilēs plausibilīs |
plausibilia | |
| ablative | plausibilī | plausibilibus | |||
| vocative | plausibilis | plausibile | plausibilēs | plausibilia | |
Derived terms
- plausibiliter (post-classical Latin)
Descendants
References
- “plausibilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- plausibilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.