-ilis
See also: ilis
Latin
Etymology 1
From Proto-Indo-European *-eli-, from *-los.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /i.lis/, [ɪ.lɪs] (stressed on the antepenult)
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /i.lis/ (stressed on the antepenult)
Suffix
-ilis m or f (neuter -ile); third declension
- -ile; used to form an adjective noun of relation, frequently passive, to the verb or root.
Usage notes
- Examples:
- agilis (“that may be acted”), from agō (“to act”)
- fragilis (“that may be broken”), from frangō (“to break”)
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -ilis | -ile | -ilēs | -ilia | |
| Genitive | -ilis | -ilis | -ilium | -ilium | |
| Dative | -ilī | -ilī | -ilibus | -ilibus | |
| Accusative | -ilem | -ile | -ilēs, -ilīs | -ilia | |
| Ablative | -ilī | -ilī | -ilibus | -ilibus | |
| Vocative | -ilis | -ile | -ilēs | -ilia | |
- comparative: -ilior, superlative: -illimus or -ilissimus
Synonyms
- -ānus, -āris, -icus
Derived terms
- -ālis
- -ēlis
- -īlis
- -ūlis
Descendants
- Aromanian: -ilji
- Catalan: -il
- English: -ile
- French: -ile
- Italian: -ile
- Romanian: -il, -ie
- Spanish: -il
Etymology 2
Originally from the above -ilis added to i stems, later used freely.
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈiː.lis/, [ˈiː.lɪs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈi.lis/, [ˈiː.lis]
Suffix
-īlis m or f (neuter -īle); third declension
- -ile; used to form an adjective noun, usually from a noun, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to.
Usage notes
- Examples:
- hostīlis (“of the enemy, unfriendly, hostile”), from hostis (“enemy”)
- puerīlis (“of boys, boyish, immature”), from puer (“boy”)
Inflection
Third declension.
| Number | Singular | Plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Case / Gender | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | Masc./Fem. | Neuter | |
| Nominative | -īlis | -īle | -īlēs | -īlia | |
| Genitive | -īlis | -īlis | -īlium | -īlium | |
| Dative | -īlī | -īlī | -īlibus | -īlibus | |
| Accusative | -īlem | -īle | -īlēs, -īlīs | -īlia | |
| Ablative | -īlī | -īlī | -īlibus | -īlibus | |
| Vocative | -īlis | -īle | -īlēs | -īlia | |
See also
- -bilis
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