utilis

Latin

Etymology

From ūtor (“use”) +‎ -ilis.

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.ti.lis/, [ˈuː.tɪ.lɪs]
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Adjective

ūtilis (neuter ūtile); third declension

Useful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful.
Fit, suitable, adapted, proper.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
Nominative	ūtilis	ūtile		ūtilēs	ūtilia
Genitive	ūtilis	ūtilis		ūtilium	ūtilium
Dative	ūtilī	ūtilī		ūtilibus	ūtilibus
Accusative	ūtilem	ūtile		ūtilēs, ūtilīs	ūtilia
Ablative	ūtilī	ūtilī		ūtilibus	ūtilibus
Vocative	ūtilis	ūtile		ūtilēs	ūtilia

comparative: ūtilior, superlative: ūtilissimus

Synonyms

(suitable): commodus
ūtibilis

Antonyms

(useful): inūtilis

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: útil
English: utile, utilize
French: utile
Galician: útil
Italian: utile

Occitan: util
Portuguese: útil
Romanian: util
Spanish: útil

References

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

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