papabile

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian papabile.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pəˈpɑːbɪleɪ/

Adjective

papabile (comparative more papabile, superlative most papabile)

  1. Thought to be among those likely to be elected pope.

Translations

Noun

papabile (plural papabiles or papabili)

  1. A cardinal among those likely to be elected pope.

Translations


Italian

Etymology

papa + -abile

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /paˈpa.bi.le/

Adjective

papabile (masculine and feminine plural papabili)

  1. likely to be elected Pope

Noun

papabile m (plural papabili)

  1. One of the cardinals thought likely to be elected Pope

Latin

Adjective

papabile

  1. nominative neuter singular of papabilis
  2. accusative neuter singular of papabilis
  3. vocative neuter singular of papabilis
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