operable

See also: opérable

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin operābilis.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɒ.pə.ɹə.bəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

operable (comparative more operable, superlative most operable)

1. Able to be operated or used.
2. Able to be put into operation; practicable.
3. Able to be treated by surgery.

Antonyms

• inoperable

Derived terms

• interoperable
• operability
• operably
• reoperable
• unoperable

Translations

able to be operated or used

• Azerbaijani: işlək, saz
• Latin: operābilis
• Romanian: operabil (ro)

able to be put into operation; practicable

able to be treated by surgery

• Greek: χειρουργήσιμος (el) (cheirourgísimos), εγχειρήσιμος (el) (encheirísimos)
• Hungarian: operálható (hu)
• Manx: yn-obraidagh
• Romanian: operabil (ro)

Anagrams

• ropeable

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish operar

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish operable

From operar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /opeˈɾable/ [o.peˈɾa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: o‧pe‧ra‧ble

Adjective

operable m or f (masculine and feminine plural operables)

1. operable (able to be treated by surgery)

   Antonym: inoperable

Further reading

• “operable”, 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