Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

salvageable

/sˈælvɪdʒəbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables
sal-vage-able
IPA
/sˈælvɪdʒəbəl/
17
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more salvageable (comparative) most salvageable (superlative) salvagable (alternative)

Derived Forms

unsalvageable

Antonyms

unsalvageable unrescuable unsavable

Questions

How do you pronounce salvageable?
The recorded pronunciation is /sˈælvɪdʒəbəl/.
What does salvageable mean?
Capable of being salvaged, saved or repaired. Worth rescuing and keeping rather discarding or replacing.
Where does salvageable come from?
Etymology tree English salvage Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English salvageable From salvage + -able.

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