criticable

Catalan

Etymology

From criticar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [kɾi.tiˈkab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [kɾi.tiˈka.ble]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [kɾi.tiˈkab.ble]

Adjective

criticable m or f (masculine and feminine plural criticables)

1. reprehensible, criticizable

Further reading

• “criticable”, 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
• “criticable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026
• “criticable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “criticable”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan)

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish criticar

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish criticable

From criticar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɾitiˈkable/ [kɾi.t̪iˈka.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: cri‧ti‧ca‧ble

Adjective

criticable m or f (masculine and feminine plural criticables)

1. reprehensible, criticizable

Further reading

• “criticable”, 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