scissilis

Latin

Etymology

From scissus (“cleft, cut”, perfect passive participle of scindō) +‎ -ilis.

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈskis.si.lis/, [ˈs̠kɪs̠ːɪlʲɪs̠]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈʃis.si.lis/, [ˈʃisːilis]

Adjective

scissilis (neuter scissile); third-declension two-termination adjective

  1. That can be easily split, cleft or rent.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative scissilis scissile scissilēs scissilia
Genitive scissilis scissilium
Dative scissilī scissilibus
Accusative scissilem scissile scissilēs
scissilīs		 scissilia
Ablative scissilī scissilibus
Vocative scissilis scissile scissilēs scissilia

Descendants
  • Italian: scissile

References
  • “scissilis”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • scissilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette
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