-able
(Îngilîzî)
- (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:
- (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:
- (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:
- (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:
- (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:
Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ə.bl̩/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)
In summary
Inherited from Middle English -able, borrowed from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis, from -a- or -i- + -bilis (“capable or worthy of being acted upon”), from Proto-Indo-European i-stem form *-dʰli- of *-dʰlom (“instrumental suffix”). Not closely related etymologically, though currently related semantically, to able. Displaced native Old English -endlīc.
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Dest bi fêrbûna îngilîzî bi learnfeliz .
Axaftin û jiberkirina " -able " û gelek peyv û hevokên din di îngilîzî .