adorable
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French adorable, from adorer + -able, with adorer from Old French aorer, from Latin adōrāre, the present active infinitive of adōrō, which is from ad + ōrō.
Pronunciation
Adjective
adorable (comparative more adorable, superlative most adorable)
Derived terms
Translations
befitting of being adored
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Catalan
Etymology
From Latin adorabilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [ə.ðuˈɾab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [ə.ðoˈɾab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [a.ðoˈɾa.ble]
- Rhymes: -aβle
Adjective
adorable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adorables)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “adorable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
From Latin adorabilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
adorable (plural adorables)
Further reading
- “adorable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin adorabilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
adorable m or f (masculine and feminine plural adorables)
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