"-able" meaning in Old French

See -able in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

Forms: -ables [plural]
Etymology: Etymology tree Latin -ābilis Old French -able Inherited from Latin -ābilis. Etymology templates: {{etymon|fro|:inh|la:-ābilis<id:est>|id=est|tree=1}} Etymology tree Latin -ābilis Old French -able, {{yesno||i|I}} I, {{glossary|Inherited}} Inherited, {{inh|fro|la|-ābilis|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} Latin -ābilis, {{inh+|fro|la|-ābilis}} Inherited from Latin -ābilis Head templates: {{head|fro|suffix|plural|-ables}} -able (plural -ables)
  1. worthy of, deserving of Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--able-fro-suffix-~WGTeVE3
  2. -ing, creating an effect, an influence Tags: morpheme
    Sense id: en--able-fro-suffix--gQWY-qI Categories (other): Pages with 11 entries, Old French entries referencing missing etymons, Old French entries with etymology trees, Old French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with etymology trees Disambiguation of Pages with 11 entries: 9 30 10 7 24 5 16 Disambiguation of Old French entries referencing missing etymons: 35 65 Disambiguation of Old French entries with etymology trees: 31 69 Disambiguation of Old French entries with incorrect language header: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 25 75
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