codiciable

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish codicia

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish codiciable

From codicia + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kodiˈθjable/ [ko.ð̞iˈθja.β̞le] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /kodiˈsjable/ [ko.ð̞iˈsja.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: co‧di‧cia‧ble

Adjective

codiciable m or f (masculine and feminine plural codiciables)

1. appealing, desirable

   Synonyms: apetecible, atractivo

Further reading

• “codiciable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026