adj
Meaning 1
Able to be forded.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
fordable
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UK: /ˈfɔːdəb(ə)l/
adjective satellite
Meaning 2
shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the stream was fordable
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old English ford English ford Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fordable From ford + -able.
Across languages
Translations
13 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: doorwaadbaar — able to be forded
- Finnish: kahlattava — able to be forded
- French: guéable — able to be forded
- German: durchquerbar — able to be forded
- German: seicht — able to be forded
- German: durchwatbar — able to be forded
- Ido: vadebla — able to be forded
- Italian: guadabile — able to be forded
- Italian: guadoso — able to be forded
- Manx: aahagh — able to be forded
- Manx: aahoil — able to be forded
- Polish: dający się brodzić — able to be forded
- Spanish: vadeable — able to be forded