generalizable
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.94 in modern English
25
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Capable of being generalized.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os Proto-Italic *genos Latin genus, generis Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin generālisbor. Anglo-Norman generalbor. Middle French generalbor. ▲ Latin generālisder. Middle English general English general Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English generalize Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English generalizable From generalize + -able.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.(ə.)ɹə.laɪ.zə.bəl/