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utilis

utilis

Latin

Adjective

ūtilis m, f ‎(neuter ūtile); third declension

Useful, serviceable, beneficial, profitable, advantageous; helpful.
Fit, suitable, adapted, proper.

Inflection

Third declension.

Case / Gender	Masc./Fem.	Neuter		Masc./Fem.	Neuter
Number	Singular			Plural
nominative	ūtilis	ūtile		ūtilēs	ūtilia
genitive	ūtilis			ūtilium
dative	ūtilī			ūtilibus
accusative	ūtilem	ūtile		ūtilēs	ūtilia
ablative	ūtilī			ūtilibus
vocative	ūtilis	ūtile		ūtilēs	ūtilia

comparative: ūtilior, superlative: ūtilissimus

Synonyms

(suitable): commodus
ūtibilis

Antonyms

(useful): inūtilis

Derived terms

Descendants

Catalan: útil
English: utile, utilize
French: utile

Italian: utile
Romanian: util
Spanish: útil

References

utilis in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
utilis in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
Félix Gaffiot (1934), “utilis”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.