alterable

See also: altérable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
English alter
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English alterable

    From alter + -able.

    Adjective

    alterable (comparative more alterable, superlative most alterable)

    1. Capable of being changed; changeable; mutable.

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    Noun

    alterable (plural alterables)

    1. Something that can be altered; a variable.

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    Spanish

    Etymology

    Etymology tree
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.
    Proto-Indo-European *h₂élyos
    Proto-Italic *aljos
    Proto-Indo-European *-teros
    Proto-Italic *-teros
    Proto-Italic *aliteros
    Latin alter
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
    Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
    Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
    Proto-Italic *-ājō
    Proto-Italic *-āō
    Latin -ō
    Latin alterārelbor.
    Spanish alterar
    Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
    Proto-Italic *-ðlom
    Proto-Italic *-ðlis
    Latin -bilis
    Latin -ābilis
    Old Spanish -abile
    Spanish -able
    Spanish alterable

      From alterar + -able.

      Pronunciation

      • IPA(key): /alteˈɾable/ [al̪.t̪eˈɾa.β̞le]
      • Rhymes: -able
      • Syllabification: al‧te‧ra‧ble

      Adjective

      alterable m or f (masculine and feminine plural alterables)

      1. alterable
        Antonym: inalterable

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