plausibilis
Latin
Etymology
plausus (perfect passive participle of plaudō) + -ibilis
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /plau̯ˈsi.bi.lis/, [pɫ̪au̯ˈsɪ.bɪ.lʲɪs]
- (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /plau̯ˈsi.bi.lis/, [plau̯ˈsiː.bi.lis]
- (Vulgar) IPA(key): /plau̯ˈsi.βi.lis/, [plao̯ˈse.βe.les]
Adjective
plausibilis (neuter plausibile); third-declension two-termination adjective
- plausible (worthy of being applauded)
- praiseworthy
- acceptable
- pleasing
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
Number | Singular | Plural | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Case / Gender | 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
- → English: plausible
- → French: plausible
- → Swedish: plausibel
- → Italian: plausibile
- → Portuguese: plausível
- → Spanish: plausible
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