"-abile" meaning in Italian

See -abile in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈa.bi.le/ Forms: -abili [plural]
Rhymes: -abile Etymology: Borrowed from Latin -ābilis. See also -évole. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|la:-ābilis|title=-àbile}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "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" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-ābilis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "-àbile", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="-àbile">, {{bor+|it|la|-ābilis}} Borrowed from Latin -ābilis Head templates: {{it-adj}} -abile m or f by sense (adjective-forming suffix, plural -abili)
  1. -able (that can be …ed; that is worthy to be …ed) Tags: by-personal-gender, feminine, masculine, morpheme Coordinate_terms: -ibile

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for -abile meaning in Italian (3.1kB)

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