-able

English

/ə.bl̩/

suffix

Etymology

Borrowed from Old French -able derived from Latin -ābilis (-able).

Origin

Latin

-ābilis

Gloss

-able

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

ruffle English
stem English
switch off English
turn off English
un- English
unrufflable English
unstemmable English
unswitchoffable English
unturnoffable English
-ābilis Latin
-abel German
-abile Italian
-able Spanish, Castilian
-abel Norwegian Bokmål
-able Old French
-able Catalan, Valencian
-able Galician
-abl'ye Norman
-able Middle French
-avel Old Portuguese
-àbile Sardinian