spirabilis
Latin
Etymology
From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”) + -bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [spiːˈraː.bɪ.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [spiˈraː.bi.lis]
Adjective
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
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
References
- “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.