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arable^¹

/ˈæɹəbl̩/

Where it comes from

From Middle English arable, from Middle French arable, from Old French arable, from Latin arābilis, formed from arō (“plow”) + -bilis (“able to be”). Cognate with earable (“arable”).

adjective more arable · most arable

Of land, able to be plowed or tilled, capable of growing crops (traditionally contrasted with pasturable lands such as heaths). And again, since no animal now stole, it was unnecessary to fence off pasture from arable land […]
Opposite: inarable
Of land, under cultivation (within any quinquennial period) for the production of crops sown and harvested within the same agricultural year (contrasted with permanently-cropped lands such as orchards).

noun arables

uncountable, usually Land that can be cropped (i.e., land that is arable); land that is being cropped (i.e., land that is in the cropping phase of a crop rotation, currently being cropped rather than used as pasture or fallow). Arrangements for the drainage of this piece of arable were commenced last summer

Arable^²

proper noun

A locality in the Snowy Monaro council area, south eastern New South Wales, Australia.

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adj suitable for cultivation

Español	arable, cultivable
中文	可耕的 kě gēng de, 耕地 gēngdì
Português	arável, agricultável
Français	arable, cultivable
Deutsch	bebaubar, anbaufähig, urbar
Italiano	arabile
Română	arabil
Русский	па́хотный páxotnyj

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@misc{arable_2026,
  title = {arable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}