dable

dable

Spanish

Etymology

From dar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdable/ [ˈd̪a.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: da‧ble

Adjective

dable m or f (masculine and feminine plural dables)

  1. possible
    Synonym: posible
    • 1889, Santiago Ramón y Cajal, chapter V, in Manual de histología normal y técnica micrográfica, Valencia: Librería de Pascual Aguilar, page 43:
      Sin embargo, aún en caso tan difícil, es dable obtener éxitos tolerables.
      However, even in such a difficult case, it's possible to get tolerable success.
  2. feasible

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