-able in French

IPA: /abl/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Lyokoï--able.wav

, LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick--able.wav

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Etymology: Etymology tree Latin -ābilis Old French -able Middle French -able French -able Inherited from Middle French -able, from Old French -able, from Latin -ābilis. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fr|:inh|frm:-able<id:est>|id=est|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin -ābilis Old French -able Middle French -able French -able, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fr|frm|-able|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Middle French -able, {{inh+|fr|frm|-able}} Inherited from Middle French -able, {{inh|fr|fro|-able}} Old French -able, {{inh|fr|la|-ābilis}} Latin -ābilis Head templates: {{fr-adj}} -able (adjective-forming suffix, plural -ables)

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  "msg": "unrecognized head form: adjective-forming suffix",
  "path": [
    "-able"
  ],
  "section": "French",
  "subsection": "suffix",
  "title": "-able",
  "trace": ""
}

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"-able" meaning in French

Suffix