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Mane (Îngilîzî)

-able, -ible

Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/baːɐ̯/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

From Middle High German -bære, from Old High German -bāri, from Proto-Germanic *bēriz. The modern vowel -a- is after the adverb form (Middle High German -bāre, Old High German -bāro), which came to be used in predicative and then also in attributive position. This development was especially Low and Central German (compare Middle Low German -bār(e) alongside -bēr(e)). Also cognate with Dutch -baar, West Frisian -ber, Old English -bǣre. Old Norse -bærr (Old Swedish -bǣr). This suffix is said to be West Germanic, so the Old Norse form is probably an early Middle Low German borrowing.

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