adj
Meaning 1
Able to be killed.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
killable
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kĭlʹ-ə-bəl
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/ˈkɪl.ə.bəl/
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rhymes with -ɪləbəl
adj
Meaning 2
Fit to be killed, especially as a source of food.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adjective satellite
Meaning 3
fit to kill, especially for food
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵeyH-der. Proto-Indo-European *ǵi(H)-l-der. Proto-Germanic *kiljǭ Proto-West Germanic *killjā Old Dutch *killa Middle Dutch kille Dutch kilbor. English kill 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 killable From kill + -able.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Assyrian Neo-Aramaic: ܡܸܬ݂ܩܲܛܠܵܢܵܐ (miṯqaṭlānā) — fit to be killed
- Czech: zabitelný — fit to be killed
- Dutch: doodbar — fit to be killed
- French: tuable — fit to be killed
- German: tötbar — fit to be killed
- Portuguese: matável — fit to be killed
- Russian: убиваемый (ubivajemyj) — fit to be killed
- Slovak: zabiteľný — fit to be killed