labil

See also: lábil

Danish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lābilis (“apt to slip, transient”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /labiːl/, [laˈb̥iːˀl]
  • Rhymes: -iːl

Adjective

labil

  1. labile (apt or likely to change)

Inflection
Inflection of labil
Positive Comparative Superlative
Indefinte common singular labil — —2
Indefinite neuter singular labilt — —2
Plural labile — —2
Definite attributive1 labile — —
1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

Synonyms
  • ustadig

Antonyms

German

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin lābilis (“slippery”), from lābor, lābī (“slip; glide, flow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /laˈbiːl/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: la‧bil

Adjective

labil (strong nominative masculine singular labiler, comparative labiler, superlative am labilsten)

  1. unstable
    Synonym: instabil
    Antonym: stabil
    • 1917, Ricarda Huch, Der Fall Deruga [The Deruga Case]‎:
      Für die Eigenart Derugas, die darin bestehe, daß er sich im labilen Gleichgewicht befinde, ließen sich vermutlich noch zahlreiche Beispiele aufbringen.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)
  2. labile (apt or likely to change)
    Synonym: instabil

Declension
Positive forms of labil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist labil sie ist labil es ist labil sie sind labil
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative labiler labile labiles labile
genitive labilen labiler labilen labiler
dative labilem labiler labilem labilen
accusative labilen labile labiles labile
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der labile die labile das labile die labilen
genitive des labilen der labilen des labilen der labilen
dative dem labilen der labilen dem labilen den labilen
accusative den labilen die labile das labile die labilen
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein labiler eine labile ein labiles (keine) labilen
genitive eines labilen einer labilen eines labilen (keiner) labilen
dative einem labilen einer labilen einem labilen (keinen) labilen
accusative einen labilen eine labile ein labiles (keine) labilen
Comparative forms of labil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist labiler sie ist labiler es ist labiler sie sind labiler
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative labilerer labilere labileres labilere
genitive labileren labilerer labileren labilerer
dative labilerem labilerer labilerem labileren
accusative labileren labilere labileres labilere
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der labilere die labilere das labilere die labileren
genitive des labileren der labileren des labileren der labileren
dative dem labileren der labileren dem labileren den labileren
accusative den labileren die labilere das labilere die labileren
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein labilerer eine labilere ein labileres (keine) labileren
genitive eines labileren einer labileren eines labileren (keiner) labileren
dative einem labileren einer labileren einem labileren (keinen) labileren
accusative einen labileren eine labilere ein labileres (keine) labileren
Superlative forms of labil
number & gender singular plural
masculine feminine neuter
predicative er ist am labilsten sie ist am labilsten es ist am labilsten sie sind am labilsten
strong declension
(without article)		 nominative labilster labilste labilstes labilste
genitive labilsten labilster labilsten labilster
dative labilstem labilster labilstem labilsten
accusative labilsten labilste labilstes labilste
weak declension
(with definite article)		 nominative der labilste die labilste das labilste die labilsten
genitive des labilsten der labilsten des labilsten der labilsten
dative dem labilsten der labilsten dem labilsten den labilsten
accusative den labilsten die labilste das labilste die labilsten
mixed declension
(with indefinite article)		 nominative ein labilster eine labilste ein labilstes (keine) labilsten
genitive eines labilsten einer labilsten eines labilsten (keiner) labilsten
dative einem labilsten einer labilsten einem labilsten (keinen) labilsten
accusative einen labilsten eine labilste ein labilstes (keine) labilsten

Further reading
  • “labil” in Duden online
  • “labil” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch labiel, from Late Latin lābilis (“slippery”), from lābor, lābī (“slip; glide, flow”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈlabɪl]
  • Hyphenation: la‧bil

Adjective

labil

  1. unstable, labile

Derived terms
  • kelabilan

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French labile, from Latin labilis.

Adjective

labil m or n (feminine singular labilă, masculine plural labili, feminine and neuter plural labile)

  1. labile

Declension
Declension of labil
singular plural
masculine neuter feminine masculine neuter feminine
nominative/
accusative 		indefinite labil labilă labili labile
definite labilul labila labilii labilele
genitive/
dative 		indefinite labil labile labili labile
definite labilului labilei labililor labilelor

Swedish

Etymology

Borrowed from French labile, from Latin lābilis (“slippery”). Doublet of lapsus and lavin.

Adjective

labil (comparative labilare, superlative labilast)

  1. labile

Declension
Inflection of labil
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular labil labilare labilast
Neuter singular labilt labilare labilast
Plural labila labilare labilast
Masculine plural3 labile labilare labilast
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 labile labilare labilaste
All labila labilare labilaste
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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Antonyms

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References
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