-ib(i)le

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)