-abel

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See also: abel, Abel, Ábel, Abèl, abel', -ábel, and abel-

Dutch

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Etymology

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From Latin -ābilis.

Pronunciation

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-abel

  1. -able, -ible, attaches to verbs ending in -eren or to nouns to form adjectives
    Synonym: -baar
    accepteren (to accept) + ‎-abel → ‎acceptabel (acceptable)
    comfort (comfort) + ‎-abel → ‎comfortabel (comfortable)

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German

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Etymology

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From Latin -ābilis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈaːbəl/
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Suffix

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-abel

  1. -able, -ible
    Synonym: -bar

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  • The suffix is somewhat productive in German, but only with Latinate stems. The generally applicable suffix is -bar. Sometimes both forms are in use, e.g. deklinabel and deklinierbar.
  • As generally with adjective in -el, the -e- is dropped before inflections (thus -able etc. instead of -abele).

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Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Latin -ābilis, via many words deriving from French -able (able), from Middle French -able, from Old French -able. Also see the related suffix -ibel.

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-abel (neuter singular -abelt, definite singular -able, plural -able)

  1. Used to form adjectives which are capable of performing or being the subject of a specified action; -able
    akseptabel, diskutabel, risikabel, tolerabel
    acceptable, debatable, risky, tolerable
    Synonym: -bar
  2. Used to form adjectives which have a certain quality or a certain character; -able
    formidabel, komfortabel, kapabel, laudabel, miserabel
    formidable, comfortable, capable, laudable, miserable
  3. (humorous) Used to form adjectives which have the prospect of becoming or being made the first term expression
    doktorabel, professorabel
    doctoral, professor-like

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Norwegian Nynorsk

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Etymology

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From Latin -abilis.

Suffix

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-abel

  1. -able (used for forming adjectives)

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