"nonbreakable" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: non-breakable [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable English nonbreakable From non- + breakable. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|non-<id:not>|breakable|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable English nonbreakable From non- + breakable. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} nonbreakable (not comparable)
  1. Not easily broken. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: unbreakable
    Sense id: en-nonbreakable-en-adj-7XjhVJgp Categories (other): English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with non- (not), Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 66 34 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 86 14 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with non- (not): 66 34 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 81 19 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 92 8 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 85 15

Noun [English]

Forms: nonbreakables [plural], non-breakable [alternative]
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable English nonbreakable From non- + breakable. Etymology templates: {{etymon|en|:af|non-<id:not>|breakable|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Germanic *ne Proto-Indo-European *ís? Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos Proto-Germanic *ainaz Proto-Germanic *nainaz Proto-West Germanic *nain Old English nān Middle English non ▲ Old English nān Old English nān- Middle English non- English non- Proto-Indo-European *bʰreg-der. Proto-Germanic *brekaną Proto-West Germanic *brekan Old English brecan Middle English breken English break Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English breakable English nonbreakable From non- + breakable. Head templates: {{en-noun}} nonbreakable (plural nonbreakables)
  1. (chiefly in the plural) Something that cannot be easily broken. Tags: in-plural
    Sense id: en-nonbreakable-en-noun-g1nB7vg7

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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