fallibilis
Latin
Etymology
From fallō (“I cause to fall, trip, lead into error”) + -bilis.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /falˈli.bi.lis/, [fälˈlʲɪbɪlʲɪs̠]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /falˈli.bi.lis/, [fälˈliːbilis]
Adjective
fallibilis (neuter fallibile); third-declension two-termination adjective
- (Medieval Latin) Liable to error; deceitful.
- (Medieval Latin, theology) Capable of error; reformable.
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | 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
- fallibilior (comparative degree)
- fallibilissimus (superlative degree)
- fallibiliter (adverb)
Related 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 (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700, pre-publication website, 2005-2016