Adjective: gracilis
Hyphenation:
Declension: Third
Nominative
| Singular masc. | gracilis |
| Singular fem. | gracilis |
| Singular neut. | gracile |
| Plural masc. | gracilēs |
| Plural fem. | gracilēs |
| Plural neut. | gracilia |
Genitive
| Singular masc. | gracilis |
| Singular fem. | gracilis |
| Singular neut. | gracilis |
| Plural masc. | gracilium |
| Plural fem. | gracilium |
| Plural neut. | gracilium |
Dative
| Singular masc. | gracilī |
| Singular fem. | gracilī |
| Singular neut. | gracilī |
| Plural masc. | gracilibus |
| Plural fem. | gracilibus |
| Plural neut. | gracilibus |
Accusative
| Singular masc. | gracilem |
| Singular fem. | gracilem |
| Singular neut. | gracile |
| Plural masc. | gracilīs; gracilēs |
| Plural fem. | gracilīs; gracilēs |
| Plural neut. | gracilia |
Ablative
| Singular masc. | gracilī |
| Singular fem. | gracilī |
| Singular neut. | gracilī |
| Plural masc. | gracilibus |
| Plural fem. | gracilibus |
| Plural neut. | gracilibus |
Vocative
| Singular masc. | gracilis |
| Singular fem. | gracilis |
| Singular neut. | gracile |
| Plural masc. | gracilēs |
| Plural fem. | gracilēs |
| Plural neut. | gracilia |
Comparison
| Comparative | gracilior |
| Superlative | gracillimus |
Sample Sentences
Etymology
1. From an Old Latin verb *graceō or *craceō (“to be meager, slim”), from Proto-Indo-European *kerḱ- (“to become thin, to wane”), related to Sanskrit कृश (kṛśa, “thin, lean”), Lithuanian karštu (“to age”), and Avestan 𐬐𐬆𐬭𐬆𐬯𐬀 (kər^əsa, “meager, lean”).
2. Also compare cracens (“slender”) and Proto-Germanic *hurhaz (“lean”) whence Icelandic hor (“emaciation”).
Verbs referencing "gracilis"
English Adjectives
gracile, French Adjectives
gracile, Italian Adjectives
gracile, French Adjectives
grêle.
Translations