abilite

See also: abilitê

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French habilité (“ability”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.bi.li.te/

Noun

abilite

1. ability

Middle English

Alternative forms

• abilte, ablete, habilite

Etymology

From Old French ableté, from Latin habilitās (“aptness, ability”), from habilis (“apt, fit, skillful, able”), equivalent to able +‎ -ite.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈbiliteː/, /aˌbiliˈteː/

Noun

abilite (plural abilites)

1. capacity for doing something, proficiency in an art or profession, ability, power.

Descendants

• English: ability
• Scots: abilty (obsolete)

References

• “abilitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.