openable

openable

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Proto-Indo-European *upó
Proto-Germanic *ub
Proto-Germanic *upp
Proto-Germanic *upanaz
Proto-West Germanic *opan
Old English open
Middle English open
English open
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 openable

    From open + -able.

    Adjective

    openable (not generally comparable, comparative more openable, superlative most openable)

    1. Capable of being opened.

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