stabilis

stabilis

1. masculine plural of the past participle of stabilì

From stō (“stand firm”) +‎ -bilis.

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈsta.bi.lis/, [ˈs̠t̪äbɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈsta.bi.lis/, [ˈst̪äːbilis]

stabilis (neuter stabile); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. That stands firm; firm, steadfast, steady, sure, stable, stationary.

   Synonyms: statīvus, fīxus

2. established, enduring, durable, immutable, lasting, everlasting, unwavering, unchanging
   • 29 BCE – 19 BCE, Virgil, Aeneid 1.73:

     “Cōnūbiō iungam stabilī propriamque dicābō.”

     “Joined in marriage, everlasting, and I shall dedicate [her to you as] your very own [wife].”
     (Juno tempts Aeolus to do her will by offering him marriage to Deiopea.)

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• īnstabilis
• stabiliō
• stabilitās
• stabiliter

• stabilīmen
• stabilīmentum
• stabilītor
• stō

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