adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being locked.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: unlockable
Standard Lemma guide
lockable
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈlɔ.kə.bəl/
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock 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 lockable From lock + -able.
Across languages
Translations
5 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: lukittava — capable of being locked
- French: verrouillable — capable of being locked
- Hungarian: zárható — capable of being locked
- Norwegian Bokmål: låsbar — capable of being locked
- Norwegian Nynorsk: låsbar — capable of being locked