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-ável

-ável

See also: avel

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ável m, f (plural -áveis)

  1. -able

Usage notes

  • Some words ending in -ável are descended directly from Latin as opposed to being formed from a stem and a suffix

Derived terms

<a class='CategoryTreeLabel CategoryTreeLabelNs14 CategoryTreeLabelCategory' href='/wiki/Category:Portuguese_words_suffixed_with_-%C3%A1vel'>Portuguese words suffixed with -ável</a>