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oathable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
oath-able
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of having an oath administered to one: fit to be sworn.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English oath Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English oathable From oath + -able.

Questions

What does oathable mean?
Capable of having an oath administered to one: fit to be sworn.
Where does oathable come from?
Etymology tree English oath Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English oathable From oath + -able.

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