Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

abstractable

/əbˈstɹækt.ə.bl̩/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ab-stractable
IPA
/əbˈstɹækt.ə.bl̩/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract.

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin abstrahō Latin abstractusbor. Middle English abstract English abstract Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English abstractable From abstract + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /əbˈstɹækt.ə.bl̩/
  • British English: /əbˈstɹækt.ə.bl̩/

Inflected Forms

more abstractable (comparative) most abstractable (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce abstractable?
The recorded pronunciation is /əbˈstɹækt.ə.bl̩/.
What does abstractable mean?
Able to be abstracted; able to be made abstract.
Where does abstractable come from?
Etymology tree Latin abstrahō Latin abstractusbor. Middle English abstract English abstract Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English abstractable From abstract + -able.

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