alienable

See also: aliénable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English alien

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English alienable

From alien + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈeɪljənəbəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

alienable (comparative more alienable, superlative most alienable)

1. Capable of being alienated, sold, or transferred to another

   Land is alienable according to the laws of the state.

Antonyms

• inalienable
• unalienable

Derived terms

• alienableness
• alienably
• nonalienable
• unalienable

Related terms

• alien
• alienate
• alienation

Translations

capable of being alienated, sold or transferred

• French: aliénable (fr) m or f
• Hungarian: elidegeníthető (hu)
• Polish: zbywalny
• Portuguese: alienável (pt)
• Spanish: alienable (es)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish alienar

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish alienable

From alienar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aljeˈnable/ [a.ljeˈna.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: a‧lie‧na‧ble

Adjective

alienable m or f (masculine and feminine plural alienables)

1. alienable

   Antonym: inalienable

Further reading

• “alienable”, 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