-ilis

ilis Latin Etymology 1 la adjective-forming suffix :inh itc-pro:*-elis<id:adjective-forming suffix><ety:inh<ine-pro:*-elis>> ++ From la itc-pro *-elis, from la ine-pro *-elis, probably from ine-pro *-lós. Cognate with gem-pro *-ilaz adjectival en -le adjectival adjective-forming suffix. Pronunciation -ilis stressed on the antepenult Suffix -ilis -ilior -illimus/-ilissimus la deverbal -ile; forms adjectives of relation, frequently passive, to verbs. -able/-ible; forms passive adjectives meaning "prone to be/able to be" the object or target of the base verb la -bilis la sedeō to sit sessilis able to be seated upon, suited for sitting la agō to drive; to do, act agilis that may be moved -ing; forms adjectives meaning "acting, prone to acting, having the power to act" in a certain way la -ns la lābor to slip, glide lābilis prone to slipping, slipping la volō fly to fly volātilis flying, capable of flight, winged; swift; fleeting la agō to drive; to do, act agilis that may move easily; nimble -ed; forms passive adjectives indicating the state resulting from an action or process la -tus past participle la suō sūtilis to sew sewed, bound or fastened together la sculpō sculptilis to sculpt made by sculpting, sculpted la fodiō fossilis to dig dug up, dug out la denominative 2 la rare used to form an adjective from a noun or adjective stem, sometimes with passive meaning la humus ground, earth humilis lowly, humble la par pār, par- even, equal parilis equal, like la herba grass herbilis fed on grass Usage notes Either appended to the root or the supine stem of the verb. la frangō to break fragilis that may easily be broken frangō (fract-) la fingō to shape, mold, craft by hand fictilis made of clay fingō (fict-) Forms with passive sense can be derived not only from transitive verbs, such as la frangō, but also from intransitive verbs, such as la sedeō. Some adjectives built with this suffix have both passive and active senses, such as la agilis. Declension -ilis Derived terms la -īlis -ātilis denominative la deverbal la Related terms la -ālis -ēlis -ūlis Descendants rup -ilji ca -il en -ile fr -ile it -ile pt -il ro -il -ie scn -ili es -il Etymology 2 la long -ilis<id:adjective-forming suffix> Originally from the above la -ilis adjective-forming suffix added to i-stems, later used freely. Pronunciation īlis Suffix -īlis la denominative -ile; used to form adjectives, usually from nouns, indicating a relationship or a pertaining to. la -ānus -ālis -icus la aedis building aedīlis of buildings (attested as substantive) la hostis enemy hostīlis of the enemy, unfriendly, hostile la puer boy puerīlis of boys, boyish, immature la erus master erīlis of the master Declension -īlis Derived terms la denominative