suitable
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suitable
- [ˈsjuː.tə.bɫ̩] UK
- [ˈsuː.tə.bɫ̩] UK
- [ˈsju.tə.bɫ̩] Canada, US
- [ˈsju.ɾə.bɫ̩] Canada, US
- [ˈsu.tə.bɫ̩] Canada, US
- [ˈsu.ɾə.bɫ̩] Canada, US
- [ˈsjʉː.tə.bɫ̩] Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈsjʉː.ɾə.bɫ̩] Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈsʉː.tə.bɫ̩] Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈsʉː.ɾə.bɫ̩] Australia, New Zealand
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *sekʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *sékʷetor
Proto-Italic *sekʷōr
Vulgar Latin sequor, sequi
Vulgar Latin *sequere
Vulgar Latin *sequita
Old French siute
Anglo-Norman suitebor.
Middle English sute
English suit
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English suitable
From suit + -able.
adjective more suitable · most suitable
- Having sufficient or the required properties for a certain purpose or task; appropriate to a certain occasion. Doctors told Matthew Parker’s family there was only a 1% chance of finding a suitable donor for Matthew because his body had rejected a previous transplant.
