defettibile
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Semi-learned borrowing from Late Latin dēfectibilis, derived from Classical Latin dēfectus (“fault; weakness”) + -bilis (“-able, subject to”, adjectival suffix).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
defettibile (plural defettibili)
- (literary) fallible (capable of fault)
- Synonym: fallibile (uncommon)
- Antonyms: indefettibile (literary), infallibile
Derived terms[edit]
References[edit]
- defettibile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Categories:
- Italian terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Italian terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *dʰeh₁-
- Italian terms borrowed from Late Latin
- Italian semi-learned borrowings from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Late Latin
- Italian terms derived from Classical Latin
- Italian 5-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ibile
- Rhymes:Italian/ibile/5 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian adjectives
- Italian literary terms