Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

tameable

/ˈteɪməbəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: tame-able
IPA: /ˈteɪməbəl/

12

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Able to be tamed.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

more tameable (comparative) most tameable (superlative) tamable (alternative)

Derived Forms

tameableness

Synonyms

domable domesticable domesticatable tamable

Questions

How do you pronounce tameable?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈteɪməbəl/.
What does tameable mean?: Able to be tamed.
Where does tameable come from?: Etymology tree English tame Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English tameable From tame + -able.

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