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-ible¹

  • /ɪbəl/
  • /əbəl/

Where it comes from

From Middle English -ible, from Old French -ible, from Latin -ibilis.

suffix -able

  1. morpheme An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning "able to be", "relevant or suitable to, in accordance with", or expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense. convertible

-ible²

  • /ɪbəl/
  • /əbəl/

Where it comes from

From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -i- + -bulum (instrumental suffix) or -bula (instrumental suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom. Related to Latin suffixes -brum (candelabrum) and -bra (vertebra).

suffix -able

  1. morpheme a tool or instrument crucible, mandible, thurible
  2. morpheme a place or location

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suffix able to be done

日本語-られる rareru
Português-ável, -ível
Français-ible
Deutsch-bar
Italiano-ibile, -abile
Română-bil
Русский-а́емый -ájemyj, -а́ющийся -ájuščijsja

suffix expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense

Español-able, -ible
日本語-られる rareru
Português-ável, -ível
Italiano-ibile, -abile
Română-bil

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"-ible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/-ible. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

APA

-ible. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 7, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/-ible

Chicago

"-ible." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 7, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/-ible.

BibTeX
@misc{ible_2026,
  title = {-ible},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/-ible},
  urldate = {2026-11-07}
}