mobilis

Latin

Etymology

From moveō + -bilis. Developed from *moubilis, with the diphthong ou monophthongizing to long ō.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

mōbilis (neuter mōbile); third declension

  1. movable, loose
  2. pliant, flexible
  3. fickle, inconstant

Inflection

Third declension.

Number Singular Plural
Case / Gender Masc./Fem. Neuter Masc./Fem. Neuter
Nominative mōbilis mōbile mōbilēs mōbilia
Genitive mōbilis mōbilis mōbilium mōbilium
Dative mōbilī mōbilī mōbilibus mōbilibus
Accusative mōbilem mōbile mōbilēs, mōbilīs mōbilia
Ablative mōbilī mōbilī mōbilibus mōbilibus
Vocative mōbilis mōbile mōbilēs mōbilia

Descendants

References

  • mobilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • mobilis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • mobilis in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
  • Carl Meissner; Henry William Auden (1894) Latin Phrase-Book, London: Macmillan and Co.
    • to be inconsistent, changeable: animo mobili esse (Fam. 5. 2. 10)
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