Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fordable

/ˈfɔːdəb(ə)l/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: ford-able
IPA: /ˈfɔːdəb(ə)l/

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be forded.

Example Sentences

"There, if you are in luck, you will find the tide out and the place fordable dryshod for a man on a horse."
"However, there were a number of fordable spots in the vicinity."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old English ford English ford Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fordable From ford + -able.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈfɔːdəb(ə)l/

Inflected Forms

more fordable (comparative) most fordable (superlative)

Derived Forms

fordableness

Antonyms

unfordable

Questions

How do you pronounce fordable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfɔːdəb(ə)l/.
What does fordable mean?: Able to be forded.
Where does fordable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old English ford English ford Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fordable From ford + -able.

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