labiel

Dutch

Etymology

17th century. Borrowed from Middle French labile, from Latin lābilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /laːˈbil/
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  • Hyphenation: la‧biel

Adjective

labiel (comparative labieler, superlative labielst)

  1. labile, infirm, unstable

Usage notes

  • Most commonly used to describe someone's emotional state.

Declension

Inflection of labiel
uninflected labiel
inflected labiele
comparative labieler
positive comparative superlative
predicative/adverbial labiellabielerhet labielst
het labielste
indefinite m./f. sing. labielelabielerelabielste
n. sing. labiellabielerlabielste
plural labielelabielerelabielste
definite labielelabielerelabielste
partitive labielslabielers

Derived terms

  • labielheid
  • labiliteit

Descendants

  • Afrikaans: labiel
  • Indonesian: labil
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