"hangable" meaning in English

See hangable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: Etymology tree English hang Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English hangable From hang + -able. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:af|hang|-able|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree English hang Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English hangable [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "est", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-dʰlom", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*-ðlom", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "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" : "hangable", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="hangable"> From hang + -able. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} hangable (not comparable)
  1. Able to be hung or suspended. Tags: not-comparable
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  2. Punishable with execution by hanging. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-hangable-en-adj-MmYIC1n6 Categories (other): English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymology trees, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Capital punishment Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology trees: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 46 54 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Capital punishment: 7 93
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: unhangable Related terms: hanger, hang
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