adj
Meaning 1
Capable of being opened.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, usually
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
openable
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Germanic *ub Proto-Germanic *upp Proto-Germanic *upanaz Proto-West Germanic *opan Old English open Middle English open English open 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 openable From open + -able.
Across languages
Translations
7 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Bulgarian: отваряем (otvarjaem) — that can be opened
- French: ouvrable — that can be opened
- Hungarian: kinyitható — that can be opened
- Icelandic: opnanlegur — that can be opened
- Italian: apribile — that can be opened
- Polish: otwieralny — that can be opened
- Turkish: açılabilir — that can be opened