Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abdicable

/ˈæb.də.kə.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ab-di-ca-ble
IPA
/ˈæb.də.kə.bəl/
16
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being abdicated.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin abdicō Latin abdicātusbor. English abdicate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English abdicable From abdicate + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈæb.də.kə.bəl/

Inflected Forms

more abdicable (comparative) most abdicable (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce abdicable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈæb.də.kə.bəl/.
What does abdicable mean?
Capable of being abdicated.
Where does abdicable come from?
Etymology tree Latin abdicō Latin abdicātusbor. English abdicate Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English abdicable From abdicate + -able.

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