agilis

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Italic *agelis. Equivalent to agō (“do, act”) +‎ -ilis.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈa.ɡi.lis/, [ˈäɡɪlʲɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒi.lis/, [ˈäːd͡ʒilis]
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Adjective

agilis (neuter agile, comparative agilior, superlative agilissimus, adverb agiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. That can be easily moved, easily movable; light.
  2. That moves easily or quickly; nimble, agile, dextrous, quick, rapid
  3. Active, busy, prompt.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative agilis agile agilēs agilia
Genitive agilis agilium
Dative agilī agilibus
Accusative agilem agile agilēs
agilīs		 agilia
Ablative agilī agilibus
Vocative agilis agile agilēs agilia

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Catalan: àgil
  • → English: agile
  • French: agile
  • Friulian: agjil
  • Galician: áxil
  • Italian: agile
  • Occitan: agil
  • Piedmontese: àgil
  • Portuguese: ágil
  • Romanian: ager, agil
  • Spanish: ágil

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