decibilis
Latin
Etymology
Derived from decet (“[it] is decent, proper”) + -bilis (“-able”).
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [dɛˈkɪ.bɪ.lɪs]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [d̪eˈt͡ʃiː.bi.lis]
Adjective
decibilis (neuter decibile, comparative decibilior, superlative decibilissimus); third-declension two-termination adjective
Declension
Third-declension two-termination adjective.
| singular | plural | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masc./fem. | neuter | masc./fem. | neuter | ||
| nominative | decibilis | decibile | decibilēs | decibilia | |
| genitive | decibilis | decibilium | |||
| dative | decibilī | decibilibus | |||
| accusative | decibilem | decibile | decibilēs decibilīs |
decibilia | |
| ablative | decibilī | decibilibus | |||
| vocative | decibilis | decibile | decibilēs | decibilia | |
Descendants
- Italian: dicevole
- Sardinian: dechivile (medieval)
- ⇒ Lombard: desdexeve (“unseemly”) (medieval; dis-)
References
- Meyer-Lübke, Wilhelm (1911) “decibilis”, in Romanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch (in German), page 199