burnable

burnable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der.
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw-
Proto-Indo-European *bʰrénuh₁e-?
Proto-Germanic *brinnaną
Proto-West Germanic *brinnan
Old English biernan
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Proto-Germanic *brinnaną
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Germanic *-janą
Proto-Germanic *brannijaną
Proto-West Germanic *brannijan
Old English bærnan
Old Norse brennabor.
Middle English brennen
English burn
Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English burnable

    From burn + -able.

    Pronunciation

    Adjective

    burnable (comparative more burnable, superlative most burnable)

    1. Able to be burned; combustible

    Derived terms

    Translations

    Noun

    burnable (plural burnables)

    1. Anything that can be burned.
      • 1968, Clean Air News, volume 2, page 14:
        The lower chamber consumes the burnables. The upper chamber consumes gases, smoke, and odor.
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