compostable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English compost

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English compostable

From compost + -able.

Adjective

compostable (not comparable)

1. Suitable for compost.

Derived terms

• noncompostable
• uncompostable

Translations

suitable for compost

• Catalan: compostable
• Dutch: composteerbaar (nl)
• French: compostable (fr)
• German: kompostierbar
• Portuguese: compostável
• Spanish: compostable

Noun

compostable (plural compostables)

1. That which is suitable for compost.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /komposˈtable/ [kõm.posˈt̪a.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: com‧pos‧ta‧ble

Adjective

compostable m or f (masculine and feminine plural compostables)

1. compostable