Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

transportable

/tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.41 in modern English

Syllables: trans-port-able
IPA: /tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbəl/

17

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being transported; easily moved.

adj

Incurring the punishment of transportation or exile to another place.

Dated

noun

A semi-permanent building, such as a portable classroom in a school, or accommodation for fly-in fly-out workers.

Australian usage

noun

A portable computer or telephone.

Dated

Example Sentences

"a transportable offence"
"In some cases, the heavier transportables are replacing desktop PC models — but they are not leaving the office."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English transportable From transport + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbəl/
British English: /tɹænˈspɔː(ɹ)təb(ə)l/

Usage

Inflected Forms

more transportable (comparative) most transportable (superlative) transportables (plural)

Derived Forms

nontransportable transportability transportableness untransportable

Frequently Paired Words

portable

Synonyms

carriable portatile shiftable bearable fieldable grab-and-go handcarried portable portative totable transportable

Rhymes With

portable reportable supportable unsupportable exportable insupportable sortable

Questions

How do you pronounce transportable?: The recorded pronunciation is /tɹænsˈpɔɹtəbəl/.
What does transportable mean?: Capable of being transported; easily moved.
Where does transportable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *térh₂t Proto-Indo-European *-ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂ónts Proto-Indo-European *tr̥h₂n̥ts Proto-Italic *trāns Proto-Italic *trāns- Latin trāns- Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-téh₂ Proto-Indo-European *pr̥téh₂ Proto-Italic *portā Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Proto-Italic *portāō Latin portō Latin trānsportāreder. Old French transporterbor. Middle English transporten English transport Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English transportable From transport + -able.

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