Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pocketable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: pock-etable
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be put in one's pocket.

Example Sentences

"While some people will probably always carry around a laptop, devices like the Tilt are breaking down the wall between luggable and pocketable."

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Old French poche Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Anglo-Norman poketbor. Middle English pocket English pocket Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English pocketable From pocket + -able.

Inflected Forms

more pocketable (comparative) most pocketable (superlative)

Synonyms

pocket-sized pocket-size

Questions

What does pocketable mean?: Able to be put in one's pocket.
Where does pocketable come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *puhô Frankish *pokōbor. Old French poche Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tosder.? Latin -ittus Old French -ete Anglo-Norman poketbor. Middle English pocket English pocket Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English pocketable From pocket + -able.

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