fathomable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English fathom

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English fathomable

From fathom + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfæðəməbəl/, /ˈfæðməbəl/

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Adjective

fathomable (comparative more fathomable, superlative most fathomable)

1. able to be fathomed

   The mystery was finally fathomable after years of research.

   His motives were barely fathomable to his friends.

   The meaning of the poem is easily fathomable with context.

Antonyms

• unfathomable

Derived terms

• fathomableness

Related terms

• fathom

Translations

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• Danish: begribelig
• Finnish: ymmärrettävä (fi)
• French: compréhensible (fr)
• Manx: so-huntal, so-feaysley
• Russian: постижимый (ru) (postižimyj)
• Swedish: begriplig (sv), förståelig (sv)