generalizable

English

Alternative forms

• generalisable (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Italic *genos

Latin genus, generis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin generālislbor.

Anglo-Norman generalbor.

Middle French generalbor.

▲

Latin generālisder.

Middle English general

English general

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English generalize

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English generalizable

From generalize + -able.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/
• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹəˌlaɪ.zə.bəl/
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe.zə.bəl/
• (New Zealand) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/, [ˈd͡ʒen.(ə.)ɹə.lɑe̯.zə.bəl]

Adjective

generalizable (comparative more generalizable, superlative most generalizable)

1. Capable of being generalized.

Derived terms

• generalizability
• generalizably
• nongeneralizable
• ungeneralizable

Translations

1. Capable of being generalized

• Catalan: generalizable
• Galician: xeneralizábel (gl), xeneralizable (gl)
• German: verallgemeinerbar (de)
• Spanish: generalizable (es)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Italic *genos

Latin genus, generis

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.?

Proto-Italic *-ālis

Latin -ālis

Latin generālisder.

Spanish general

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōlbor.

Old Spanish -izar

Spanish -izar

Spanish generalizar

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish generalizable

From generalizar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xeneɾaliˈθable/ [xe.ne.ɾa.liˈθa.β̞le] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /xeneɾaliˈsable/ [xe.ne.ɾa.liˈsa.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: ge‧ne‧ra‧li‧za‧ble

Adjective

generalizable m or f (masculine and feminine plural generalizables)

1. generalizable

Further reading

• “generalizable”, 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