adaptabilidad

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish adaptar

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlomder.

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish adaptable

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-ts

Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts

Latin -itātemlbor.

Spanish -idad

Spanish adaptabilidad

From adaptable + -idad.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adabtabiliˈdad/ [a.ð̞aβ̞.t̪a.β̞i.liˈð̞að̞]
• Rhymes: -ad
• Syllabification: a‧dap‧ta‧bi‧li‧dad

Noun

adaptabilidad f (plural adaptabilidades)

1. adaptability (the quality of being adaptable)

   Antonym: inadaptabilidad

Further reading

• “adaptabilidad”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025