agilis

Latin

Etymology

From agō (“do, act”) +‎ -ilis.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.ɡi.lis/, [ˈäɡɪlʲɪs̠]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈa.d͡ʒi.lis/, [ˈäːd͡ʒilis]

Adjective

agilis (neuter agile, comparative agilior, superlative agilissimus, adverb agiliter); third-declension two-termination adjective

1. That can be easily moved, easily movable; light.
2. That moves easily or quickly; nimble, agile, dextrous, quick, rapid
3. Active, busy, prompt.

Declension

Third-declension two-termination adjective.

Number	Singular			Plural
Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Nominative	agilis	agile		agilēs	agilia
Genitive	agilis			agilium
Dative	agilī			agilibus
Accusative	agilem	agile		agilēs agilīs	agilia
Ablative	agilī			agilibus
Vocative	agilis	agile		agilēs	agilia

Derived terms

• agilitās
• agiliter

Descendants

• Catalan: àgil
• → English: agile
• French: agile
• Friulian: agjil
• Galician: áxil
• Italian: agile
• Occitan: agil
• Piedmontese: àgil
• Portuguese: ágil
• Romanian: ager, agil
• Spanish: ágil

References

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