stabile

stabile

See also: Stabile

English

Etymology

Coined by German-French artist Jean Arp in 1932 from Latin stabilis (firmly fixed or established) to describe the stationary works of Alexander Calder as opposed to his better known mobiles.[1]

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈsteɪ.baɪl/
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  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈsteɪˌbil/
  • Hyphenation: sta‧bile

Noun

stabile (plural stabiles)

  1. abstract sculpture or structure of wire, sheet metal, etc.

Antonyms

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Calder, Alexander (18 January 2018), “Alexander Calder: The Creation of a Stabile”, in YouTube[1], published 1970, retrieved 26 July 2025

Further reading

Anagrams

Danish

Adjective

stabile

  1. definite singular of stabil
  2. indefinite plural of stabil
  3. definite plural of stabil

German

Pronunciation

Adjective

stabile

  1. inflection of stabil:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular

Italian

Etymology

    Borrowed from Latin stabilis.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈsta.bi.le/
    • Rhymes: -abile
    • Hyphenation: stà‧bi‧le

    Adjective

    stabile m or f by sense (plural stabili, superlative stabilissimo)

    1. stable, steady, regular, settled, permanent
      Synonyms: fisso, permanente, durevole

    Noun

    stabile m (plural stabili)

    1. building, house
      Synonyms: edificio, casa, caseggiato, costruzione, palazzo, fabbricato, immobile

    Anagrams

    Latin

    Adjective

    stabile

    1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of stabilis

    Norwegian Bokmål

    Adjective

    stabile

    1. definite singular of stabil
    2. plural of stabil

    Norwegian Nynorsk

    Adjective

    stabile

    1. definite singular of stabil
    2. plural of stabil

    Romanian

    Adjective

    stabile m or f or n (masculine plural stabili, feminine/neuter plural stabile)

    1. obsolete form of stabil

    Declension

    Declension of stabile
    singular plural
    masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
    nominative-
    accusative
    indefinite stabile stabile stabili stabile
    definite stabilele stabilea stabilii stabilele
    genitive-
    dative
    indefinite stabile stabile stabili stabile
    definite stabilelui stabilei stabililor stabilelor

    References

    • stabile in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

    Swedish

    Adjective

    stabile

    1. definite natural masculine singular of stabil