credibilis, credibilis, credibile:
Adjective · 3rd declension · variant: 2nd · comparison: positive
- Frequency:
- Frequent
- Dictionary:
- Oxford Latin Dictionary (OLD)
credible/trustworthy/believable/plausible/convincing/likely/probable;
Inflections
positive
neuter
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nom. | credibile | credibilia |
| Acc. | credibile | credibilia |
| Voc. | credibile | credibilia |
Examples
- A
Liber III
Aulus Gellius
"...Hunc equum Gavius Bassus vidisse Argis refert haut credibili pulcritudine vigoreque et colore exuberantissimo. Quem colorem nos, sicuti..." - M
Liber XI
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...denique legem quandam suis quoque [sum] liberis daret. Credibilis erit etiam propria quaedam in illa meretrice turpitudo, quam..." - M
Liber IV
Marcus Fabius Quintilianus (Quintilian) from INSTITUTIONES
"...minimam quidem belli suspicionem", et cetera. LII. Credibilis autem erit narratio ante omnia si prius consuluerimus nostrum animum..." - P
Ars Amatoria I
Publius Ovidius Naso (Ovid) from Ars Amatoria
"...Saepe valens odii littera causa fuit. Sit tibi credibilis sermo consuetaque verba, Blanda tamen, praesens ut videare loqui..."