"minable" meaning in All languages combined

See minable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more minable [comparative], most minable [superlative]
Etymology: Etymology tree English mine Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English minable From mine + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|mine|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English mine Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English minable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-dʰlom", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "agent noun", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-tḗr", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-trom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlis", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlis", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-bilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Old French", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "fro" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Middle English", "term" : "-able", "lang" : "enm" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "-able", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "minable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="minable"> From mine + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj}} minable (comparative more minable, superlative most minable)
  1. Able to be mined.
    Sense id: en-minable-en-adj-mz7b6JvX Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 81 19
  2. Worth mining.
    Sense id: en-minable-en-adj-1xFiYyfT Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 44 56 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 32 68 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 28 67 5 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 67 5 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 26 74
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unminable

Adjective [French]

IPA: /mi.nabl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lepticed7-minable.wav [France, Toulouse], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-minable.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: minables [plural]
Etymology: From the sense "likely to be destroyed by a mine," from miner + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|miner|-able}} miner + -able Head templates: {{fr-adj}} minable (plural minables)
  1. lousy, stinky, rubbish
    Sense id: en-minable-fr-adj-U~G-qx81 Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -able: 66 34
  2. miserable, pathetic
    Sense id: en-minable-fr-adj-76qp4LiY Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of French terms suffixed with -able: 66 34
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: minablement Related terms: miné, miner

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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