impugnable

English

Etymology

From impugn +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpjuːnə.bəl/

Adjective

impugnable (comparative more impugnable, superlative most impugnable)

1. That can be impugned; open to (verbal) attack, open to question.

Derived terms

• unimpugnable

Translations

Translations

• Italian: impugnabile (it)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *pewǵ-der.

Proto-Indo-European *puǵnos

Proto-Italic *pugnos

Latin pugnus

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 pugnō

Latin impugnārelbor.

Spanish impugnar

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish impugnable

From impugnar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /impuɡˈnable/ [ĩm.puɣ̞ˈna.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: im‧pug‧na‧ble

Adjective

impugnable m or f (masculine and feminine plural impugnables)

1. impugnable

Further reading

• “impugnable”, 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