flexilis

flexilis

Latin

Etymology

Etymology tree
Latin flectō
Proto-Indo-European *-elis
Proto-Italic *-elis
Latin -ilis
Latin flexilis

    From flectō + -ilis.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    flexilis (neuter flexile); third-declension two-termination adjective

    1. pliant, pliable, supple, flexible
    2. bent, curved

    Declension

    Third-declension two-termination adjective.

    singular plural
    masc./fem. neuter masc./fem. neuter
    nominative flexilis flexile flexilēs flexilia
    genitive flexilis flexilium
    dative flexilī flexilibus
    accusative flexilem flexile flexilīs
    flexilēs     		flexilia
    ablative flexilī flexilibus
    vocative flexilis flexile flexilēs flexilia

    References

    • “flexilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
    • “flexilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891), An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
    • “flexilis”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
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