Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

discoverable

/dɪsˈkʌvɹəbəɫ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.16 in modern English

Syllables
dis-cov-er-able
IPA
/dɪsˈkʌvɹəbəɫ/
20
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be discovered.

adj

Subject to legal discovery; able to be requested by an opposing party through a legal process such as a subpoena.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Latin discooperīreder. Late Latin discoperīre Old French descovrirbor. Middle English discoveren English discover Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English discoverable From discover + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /dɪsˈkʌvɹəbəɫ/

Inflected Forms

more discoverable (comparative) most discoverable (superlative)

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Questions

How do you pronounce discoverable?
The recorded pronunciation is /dɪsˈkʌvɹəbəɫ/.
What does discoverable mean?
Able to be discovered.
Where does discoverable come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ ▲ Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu. Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is- Proto-Italic *dis- Latin dis- Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épi Proto-Indo-European *h₂wer- Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Latin operiō Latin cooperiō Latin discooperīreder. Late Latin discoperīre Old French descovrirbor. Middle English discoveren English discover Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English discoverable From discover + -able.

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