affabilis

Latin

Alternative forms

Etymology

From affor, affārī (“speak to, address”) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

affābilis (neuter affābile, adverb affābiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. that can be easily spoken to or accessed; affable, courteous, kind, friendly
    Synonyms: amīcābilis, facilis, benevolēns
    Antonyms: inimīcus, hostīlis, īnfestus, īnfēnsus, oblīquus, adversus, dīversus, āversus, inīquus

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

singular plural
masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
nominative affābilis affābile affābilēs affābilia
genitive affābilis affābilium
dative affābilī affābilibus
accusative affābilem affābile affābilēs
affābilīs 		affābilia
ablative affābilī affābilibus
vocative affābilis affābile affābilēs affābilia

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: afable
  • Danish: affabel
  • English: affable
  • French: affable
  • Italian: affabile
  • Portuguese: afável
  • Spanish: afable

References

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