Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sinkable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sink-able
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being sunk

Example Sentences

"The Titanic was advertised as being unsinkable; regrettably it turned out to be quite sinkable."

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more sinkable (comparative) most sinkable (superlative)

Derived Forms

nonsinkable

Frequently Paired Words

sinkability

Questions

What does sinkable mean?: Capable of being sunk
Where does sinkable come from?: Etymology tree English sink Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English sinkable From sink + -able.

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