Speakur

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respirable

/ˈɹɛspəɹəb(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.53 in modern English

Syllables
re-spir-a-ble
IPA
/ˈɹɛspəɹəb(ə)l/
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of air: breathable.

adj

Of an organism: capable of respiration.

Etymology

Etymology tree English respire Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English respirable From respire + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈɹɛspəɹəb(ə)l/
  • British English: /ɹɪˈspaɪ(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

more respirable (comparative) most respirable (superlative)

Derived Forms

irrespirable nonrespirable respirableness unrespirable

Antonyms

irrespirable nonrespirable unrespirable

Questions

How do you pronounce respirable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɹɛspəɹəb(ə)l/.
What does respirable mean?
Of air: breathable.
Where does respirable come from?
Etymology tree English respire Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English respirable From respire + -able.

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