Disputabilis

Disputabilis is a Latin adjective meaning "debatable" or "able to be argued." It derives from disputare, to argue or discuss, with the suffix -bilis meaning "able." The standard neuter form is disputabile; masculine and feminine forms are disputabilis. In Latin grammar, the word may modify nouns in phrases such as res disputabilis (a disputable matter) or quaestio disputabilis (a disputable question).

In classical and medieval usage, disputabilis described propositions, assertions, or questions that invited argument or were not settled. It is commonly found in scholastic, rhetorical, and legal contexts to mark topics that require further examination or evidence. The term can appear predicatively (est disputabilis) or attributively (res disputabilis).

In modern scholarship, disputabilis is often translated into English as "disputable" or "debatable." Latin phrases using disputabilis continue to appear in philological, theological, and philosophical discussions to indicate contested points. Related expressions include punctum disputabile (a disputable point) and quaestio disputabilis (a disputable question).

See also: disputatio, disputare, disputabilitas (the quality of being disputable). In English, the cognate term is disputable or disputability, reflecting the same Latin roots and sense of open question or uncertainty. The word remains primarily of interest in linguistic, historical, and scholarly contexts where precise description of argumentative status is required.