sustainable

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• /səˈsteɪnəbəl/
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Etymology tree English sustain 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 sustainable From sustain + -able.

76 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Azerbaijani: dayanıqlı — able to be sustained
• Azerbaijani: davamlı — able to be sustained
• Catalan: sostenible — able to be sustained
• Chinese Mandarin: 可持續的 /可持续的 (kěchíxù de) — able to be sustained
• Danish: bæredygtig — able to be sustained
• Danish: holdbar — able to be sustained
• Esperanto: daŭrebla — able to be sustained
• Estonian: jätkusuutlik — able to be sustained
• Estonian: kestlik — able to be sustained
• Finnish: pysyvä — able to be sustained
• French: viable — able to be sustained
• Galician: sustentábel — able to be sustained
• Georgian: მდგრადი (mdgradi) — able to be sustained
• German: nachhaltig — able to be sustained
• German: aufrechterhaltbar — able to be sustained
• German: aufrechtzuerhalten — able to be sustained
• Indonesian: berkelanjutan — able to be sustained
• Indonesian: berlanjut — able to be sustained
• Italian: sostenibile — able to be sustained
• Japanese: 持続可能 (jizoku-kanō) — able to be sustained
• Latin: sustinēbilis — able to be sustained
• Latin: sustinābilis — able to be sustained
• Latvian: ilgtspējīgs — able to be sustained
• Malay: mampan — able to be sustained
• Malay: lestari — able to be sustained
• Māori: whakauka — able to be sustained
• Norwegian: bærekraftig — able to be sustained
• Polish: możliwy do utrzymania — able to be sustained
• Polish: podtrzymywalny — able to be sustained
• Portuguese: sustentável — able to be sustained
• Russian: жизнеспособный (žiznesposobnyj) — able to be sustained
• Russian: усто́йчивый (ustójčivyj) — able to be sustained
• Spanish: sostenible — able to be sustained
• Spanish: sustentable — able to be sustained
• Swedish: hållbar — able to be sustained
• Turkish: surdurulebilir — able to be sustained
• Azerbaijani: dayanıqlı — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Catalan: sostenible — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Chinese Mandarin: 可持續的 /可持续的 (kěchíxù de) — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Czech: udržitelný — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Danish: bæredygtig — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Dutch: duurzaam — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Dutch: verantwoord — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Esperanto: daŭripova — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Estonian: jätkusuutlik — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Estonian: säästev — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Estonian: kestlik — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Finnish: kestävä — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Finnish: ympäristöä säästävä — able to be sustained: environmental term
• French: durable — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Galician: sustentábel — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Georgian: მდგრადი (mdgradi) — able to be sustained: environmental term
• German: nachhaltig — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Hebrew: בר־קיימא — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Hungarian: fenntartható — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Indonesian: lestari — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Italian: sostenibile — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Japanese: 持続可能 (jizoku-kanō) — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Latin: sustinēbilis — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Latin: sustinābilis — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Latvian: ilgtspējīgs — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Malay: mampan — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Malay: lestari — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Māori: toitū — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Norwegian: bærekraftig — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Polish: możliwy do utrzymania — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Polish: podtrzymywalny — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Portuguese: sustentável — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Russian: экологичный (ekologičnyj) — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Russian: возобновля́емый (vozobnovljájemyj) — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Russian: усто́йчивый (ustójčivyj) — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Spanish: sostenible — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Spanish: sustentable — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Swahili: endelevu — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Swedish: hållbar — able to be sustained: environmental term
• Tagalog: likas-kaya — able to be sustained: environmental term