fallibilis

Latin

Etymology

From fallō (“I cause to fall, trip, lead into error”) +‎ -bilis.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /falˈli.bi.lis/, [fälˈlʲɪbɪlʲɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /falˈli.bi.lis/, [fälˈliːbilis]

Adjective

fallibilis (neuter fallibile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. (Medieval Latin) Liable to error; deceitful.
  2. (Medieval Latin, theology) Capable of error; reformable.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative fallibilis fallibile fallibilēs fallibilia
Genitive fallibilis fallibilium
Dative fallibilī fallibilibus
Accusative fallibilem fallibile fallibilēs
fallibilīs		 fallibilia
Ablative fallibilī fallibilibus
Vocative fallibilis fallibile fallibilēs fallibilia

Derived terms
  • infallibilis

Descendants

References
  • fallibilis in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition with additions by D. P. Carpenterius, Adelungius and others, edited by Léopold Favre, 1883–1887)
  • fallibilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
  • fallibilis 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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