"adoptable" meaning in All languages combined

See adoptable on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-adoptable.wav Forms: more adoptable [comparative], most adoptable [superlative]
Etymology: From adopt + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adopt|able}} adopt + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} adoptable (comparative more adoptable, superlative most adoptable)
  1. Able to be adopted. Translations (able to be adopted): adoptable (French), adottabile (Italian), adotável (Portuguese), adoptable (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-adoptable-en-adj-Un7H7IO7 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 6 24 11 25 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 60 11 9 8 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 12 21 9 20 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 6 16 5 35 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 43 5 22 4 26 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 35 11 26 9 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 32 15 24 11 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 40 9 26 7 19 Disambiguation of 'able to be adopted': 93 7
  2. Desirable to adopt.
    Sense id: en-adoptable-en-adj-~5h98vFn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unadoptable

Noun [English]

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-adoptable.wav Forms: adoptables [plural]
Etymology: From adopt + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|adopt|able}} adopt + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} adoptable (plural adoptables)
  1. A person or animal that is eligible to be adopted.
    Sense id: en-adoptable-en-noun-7uPbmpGF Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 6 16 5 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 25 10 36 9 20
  2. (online gaming) A unique creature for a user to adopt. Tags: Internet
    Sense id: en-adoptable-en-noun-hX7DMgZU Categories (other): Video games Topics: games, gaming
  3. (art) A character designed by an artist that one can claim ownership of.
    Sense id: en-adoptable-en-noun-19XE33bj Categories (other): Art, Pages with 3 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 37 6 16 5 35 Topics: art, arts

Adjective [French]

Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-adoptable.wav Forms: adoptables [plural]
Etymology: From adopter + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|fr|adopter|-able}} adopter + -able Head templates: {{fr-adj}} adoptable (plural adoptables)
  1. adoptable

Adjective [Spanish]

IPA: /adobˈtable/, [a.ð̞oβ̞ˈt̪a.β̞le] Forms: adoptables [feminine, masculine, plural]
Rhymes: -able Head templates: {{es-adj}} adoptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adoptables)
  1. adoptable Tags: feminine, masculine Related terms: adoptar
    Sense id: en-adoptable-es-adj-2ohCCTER Categories (other): Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Spanish entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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    {
      "form": "adoptables",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "adoptable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adoptables)",
      "name": "es-adj"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "a‧dop‧ta‧ble"
  ],
  "lang": "Spanish",
  "lang_code": "es",
  "pos": "adj",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "adoptar"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Pages with 3 entries",
        "Pages with entries",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/able",
        "Rhymes:Spanish/able/4 syllables",
        "Spanish 4-syllable words",
        "Spanish adjectives",
        "Spanish entries with incorrect language header",
        "Spanish epicene adjectives",
        "Spanish lemmas",
        "Spanish terms with IPA pronunciation"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "adoptable"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "adoptable",
          "adoptable#English"
        ]
      ],
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "masculine"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/adobˈtable/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[a.ð̞oβ̞ˈt̪a.β̞le]"
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-able"
    }
  ],
  "word": "adoptable"
}

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