favorabiles

Favorabiles is the plural nominative form of the Latin adjective favorabilis, meaning "favorable" or "auspicious." The word comes from the root favere, “to show favor,” with the suffix -abilis forming an adjective. In Latin, favorabiles agrees with masculine and feminine nouns in the nominative and accusative plural, while the neuter plural is favorabilia. Like other -abilis adjectives, it declines according to standard Latin grammar, with corresponding forms for other cases and numbers.

In classical texts, favorabiles is used to describe conditions, times, or signs that are favorable or advantageous. Phrases such as tempora favorabilia or indicia favorabilia illustrate its sense of auspiciousness in contexts ranging from weather and omens to political or military circumstances. The term also appears in ecclesiastical Latin and in scholarly discussions of Latin syntax as an example of a third-declension adjective with the -abilis formation.

Modern English-language scholarship generally treats favorabiles as a Latin word rather than an English term; it is encountered when Latin phrases are quoted, glossed, or analyzed, and it is typically not used outside Latin contexts. When encountered, it is part of discussions of Latin morphology, syntax, or historical usage rather than a living vocabulary item in contemporary English.

See also: Latin adjectives, favorabilis, Latin grammar.