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• /ˈkwɛst͡ʃənəbl̩/
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Etymology tree English question 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 questionable From question + -able.

73 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Belarusian: спрэчны (sprečny) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Bulgarian: съмнителен (sǎmnitelen) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Bulgarian: спорен (sporen) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Catalan: qüestionable — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Chinese Mandarin: 可疑的 (kěyí de) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Czech: diskutabilní — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Danish: tvivlsom — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Dutch: twijfelachtig — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Finnish: kyseenalainen — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• French: discutable — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Georgian: სადაო (sadao) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• German: fragwürdig — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Greek: αμφισβητήσιμος (amfisvitísimos) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Hungarian: kétséges — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Italian: problematico — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Italian: questionabile — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Italian: controverso — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Italian: discutibile — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Italian: opinabile — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Japanese: 疑わしい (utagawashii) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Macedonian: спо́рен (spóren) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Persian: سؤالبرانگیز (so'âl-bar-angiz) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Plautdietsch: froaglich — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Plautdietsch: bedenkjlich — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Polish: wątpliwy — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Polish: sporny — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Polish: kontrowersyjny — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Portuguese: questionável — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Portuguese: contestável — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Portuguese: duvidoso — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Portuguese: problemático — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Romanian: discutabil — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Russian: спо́рный (spórnyj) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Serbo-Croatian: ùpitan — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Swedish: tveksam — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Swedish: tvivelaktig — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Ottoman Turkish: شبههلو (şübheli) — problematic; open to doubt or challenge
• Azerbaijani: şübhəli — of dubious respectability or morality
• Bulgarian: съмнителен (sǎmnitelen) — of dubious respectability or morality
• Catalan: criticable — of dubious respectability or morality
• Catalan: sospitós — of dubious respectability or morality
• Chinese Mandarin: 可疑的 (kěyí de) — of dubious respectability or morality
• Dutch: twijfelachtig — of dubious respectability or morality
• Dutch: verdacht — of dubious respectability or morality
• Finnish: kyseenalainen — of dubious respectability or morality
• French: douteux — of dubious respectability or morality
• Georgian: საეჭვო (saeč̣vo) — of dubious respectability or morality
• German: fragwürdig — of dubious respectability or morality
• German: zwiespältig — of dubious respectability or morality
• German: gewagt — of dubious respectability or morality
• German: verwegen — of dubious respectability or morality
• Hungarian: megkérdőjelezhető — of dubious respectability or morality
• Italian: dubbio — of dubious respectability or morality
• Japanese: 疑わしい (utagawashii) — of dubious respectability or morality
• Macedonian: сомни́телен (somnítelen) — of dubious respectability or morality
• Polish: kontrowersyjny — of dubious respectability or morality
• Portuguese: questionável — of dubious respectability or morality
• Portuguese: dúbio — of dubious respectability or morality
• Portuguese: suspeito — of dubious respectability or morality
• Russian: сомни́тельный (somnítelʹnyj) — of dubious respectability or morality
• Serbo-Croatian: ùpitan — of dubious respectability or morality
• Spanish: dudoso — of dubious respectability or morality
• Spanish: cuestionable — of dubious respectability or morality
• Spanish: controvertible — of dubious respectability or morality
• Spanish: sospechoso — of dubious respectability or morality
• Swedish: tveksam — of dubious respectability or morality
• Swedish: tvivelaktig — of dubious respectability or morality
• Swedish: dubiös — of dubious respectability or morality
• Swedish: suspekt — of dubious respectability or morality
• Swedish: misstänkt — of dubious respectability or morality
• Swedish: diskutabel — of dubious respectability or morality
• Swedish: disputabel — of dubious respectability or morality
• Swedish: diskuterbar — of dubious respectability or morality