Pronunce (7)
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/əbəl/
Note sulla pronuncia
- Western
-
[əbl̩]
Note sulla pronuncia
- Western
-
[əbəl]
Note sulla pronuncia
- Western
-
/ˈebl̩/
Note sulla pronuncia
- India
- North
-
[eːbɐl]
Note sulla pronuncia
- India
- North
-
/əbl̩/
Note sulla pronuncia
- India
- South
-
[ɐbɨɭ]
Note sulla pronuncia
- India
- South
- unstressed
Suffisso
Able to be done; fit to be done.
Uso- morpheme
- Esempi
-
move + -able → movable (“able to be moved”)
amend + -able → amendable (“able to be amended”)
Altri esempi (5)
break + -able → breakable (“liable to break”)
blame + -able → blamable (“fit to be blamed”)
sale + -able → salable (“fit to be sold”)
influence + -able → influenceable (“able to be influenced”)
transfer + -able → transferable (“able to be transferred”)
Relevant to or suitable to, in accordance with.
Uso- morpheme
- Esempi
-
fashion + -able → fashionable (“relevant to fashion”)
season + -able → seasonable (“suitable to season”)
Giving, or inclined to.
Uso- morpheme
- Esempi
-
pleasure + -able → pleasurable (“giving pleasure”)
peace + -able → peaceable (“inclined to peace”)
Inviting or encouraging a specified behavior.
Uso- colloquiale
- morpheme
- Esempi
-
Near-synonym: -er (etymology 1, suffix sense 2)
punch + -able → punchable (“inviting being punched”)
Altri esempi (1)
kiss + -able → kissable (“evoking the desire to be kissed”)
Subject to.
Uso- morpheme
- Esempi
-
report + -able → reportable (“subject to be reported”)
tax + -able → taxable (“subject to be taxed”)
Due to be.
Uso- morpheme
- Esempi
-
pay + -able → payable (“due to be paid”)