apagable

Catalan

Etymology

From apagar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.pəˈɣab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.paˈɣa.ble]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.paˈɣab.ble]

Adjective

apagable m or f (masculine and feminine plural apagables)

1. extinguishable

   Synonym: extingible

   Antonyms: inapagable, inextingible

Further reading

• “apagable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Galician

Alternative forms

• apagábel

Adjective

apagable m or f (plural apagables)

1. extinguishable

   Synonyms: extinguible, extinguíbel

   Antonyms: inapagable, inapagábel, inextinguible, inextinguíbel

Related terms

• apagar

Further reading

• “apagable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish apagar

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 apagable

From apagar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /apaˈɡable/ [a.paˈɣ̞a.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: a‧pa‧ga‧ble

Adjective

apagable m or f (masculine and feminine plural apagables)

1. extinguishable

   Synonym: extinguible

   Antonyms: inapagable, inextinguible

Further reading

• “apagable”, 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