Morpheme
-ib(i)le
Type
suffix
Denotation
adjective suffix denoting capability or possibility
Etymology
Latin -ibilis, suffixal construction from rebracketed <-i-> of stem of third conjugation Latin verbs + -bilis
Evidence
accessible, audible, collectible, compatibilize, compatibilizer, comprehensible, credible, digestible, edible, fallibilism, fallibilist, flexibilization, flexibilize, flexibilizer, flexible, forcible, frangible, fungible, horrible, -ibilism, -ibilist, -ibilize, impossibilism, impossibilist, incredible, indelible, infallibilism, infallibilist, infusible, legible, perfectibilism, perfectibilist, sensibilize, sensible, terrible, visible
Notes
-ible and -ibile are allomorphs
See Also
-ab(i)le, -ibility, -ibly, -(i)l(e)