spirabilis

Latin

Etymology

From spirō (“breathe, respire; live”).

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /spiːˈraː.bi.lis/, [spiːˈraː.bɪ.lɪs]

Adjective

spīrābilis (neuter spīrābile); third declension

  1. (of air) breathable, respirable
  2. fitted for breathing, respiratory
  3. Of that which sustains or is vital for life.
  4. (of machines) pneumatic

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative spīrābilis spīrābile spīrābilēs spīrābilia
Genitive spīrābilis spīrābilium
Dative spīrābilī spīrābilibus
Accusative spīrābilem spīrābile spīrābilēs, spīrābilīs spīrābilia
Ablative spīrābilī spīrābilibus
Vocative spīrābilis spīrābile spīrābilēs spīrābilia

References
  • spirabilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • spirabilis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • spirabilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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