futilis

Latin

Alternative forms
  • futtilis

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰew-. See fūtis and fundō.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈfuː.ti.lis/, [ˈfuː.tɪ.lɪs]

Adjective

fūtilis (neuter fūtile); third declension

  1. that easily pours out
  2. that can not contain, leaky
  3. (figuratively) untrustworthy, vain, worthless, futile, frivolous

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative fūtilis fūtile fūtilēs fūtilia
Genitive fūtilis fūtilis fūtilium fūtilium
Dative fūtilī fūtilī fūtilibus fūtilibus
Accusative fūtilem fūtile fūtilēs, fūtilīs fūtilia
Ablative fūtilī fūtilī fūtilibus fūtilibus
Vocative fūtilis fūtile fūtilēs fūtilia

Descendants

References
  • futilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • futilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • futilis in Ramminger, Johann (accessed 16 July 2016) Neulateinische Wortliste: Ein Wörterbuch des Lateinischen von Petrarca bis 1700‎, pre-publication website, 2005-2016
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