flyable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English fly

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English flyable

From fly + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflaɪəbəl/
• Rhymes: -aɪəbəl

Adjective

flyable (comparative more flyable, superlative most flyable)

1. (of aircraft) Able to be flown; airworthy.
2. (of a route or distance) Passable by flight.

Synonyms

• airworthy
• skyworthy

Antonyms

• unflyable

Derived terms

• flyability

Translations

able to be flown

• Finnish: lentokelpoinen, lentokuntoinen
• German: flugtüchtig, fliegbar

passable by flight

• Finnish: lennettävä
• German: fliegbar