lockable

/ˈlɔ.kə.bəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.10 in modern English

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adj

"A desk for personal use with a file drawer that can be locked or a separate lockable file are ^([sic]) also a necessity."
"Because we would be away from the car for an hour or more and because the carrier, though zippable, was not lockable and, in any event, was slashable, we put all the suitcases, etc., in the car with us while we drove downtown from the motel."

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *lewg-der. Proto-Germanic *luką Proto-West Germanic *lok Old English loc Middle English lok English lock Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English lockable From lock + -able.

lockability lockably nonlockable

unlockable

Questions

How do you pronounce lockable?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈlɔ.kə.bəl/.

What does lockable mean?

Capable of being locked.

Where does lockable come from?

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