-able

Meaning

1. (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:
2. (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:
3. (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:
4. (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:
5. (morpheme) An adjectival suffix; forms adjectives meaning:

Synonyms

-ible

able

can

may

Translations

-able

-baar

-ável

-ível

-able

-ible

-able

-ible

-bar

-abel

-ible

-abile

-evole

-abilis

-ibilis

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ə.bl̩/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: -able

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.