obtainable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English obtain

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 obtainable

From obtain + -able.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, General American) IPA^(key): /əbˈteɪnəbl̩/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

obtainable (comparative more obtainable, superlative most obtainable)

1. Able to be obtained.
   • 2007, Bill Mason, Connetquot targeted: BLACK POWDER HISTORY, Newsday.com, 14 July,

     Potassium nitrate, sulphur and charcoal are combined in proportions and through methods easily obtainable in books and on the Internet.

Synonyms

• gettable, procurable; repertible (obs.)

Antonyms

• See unobtainable

Derived terms

• inobtainable
• nonobtainable
• unobtainable

Translations

capable of being obtained

• Bulgarian: достижим (bg) (dostižim)
• Danish: anskaffningsbar, tilgængelig (da)
• Dutch: beschikbaar (nl), verkrijgbaar (nl)
• Esperanto: akirebla
• Finnish: saatavilla oleva
• German: verfügbar (de), erhältlich (de)
• Hungarian: megszerezhető (hu)
• Irish: infhaighte
• Italian: ottenibile (it)
• Latin: impetrābilis
• Macedonian: до́стапен (dóstapen)
• Portuguese: obtenível, obtível, arranjável
• Spanish: obtenible
• Swedish: anskaffbar (sv), tillgänglig (sv)
• Turkish: bulunabilir, mevcut (tr)

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• Romanian: ^{(please verify)} accesibil (ro)