quotable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷó-

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *kʷótider.

Proto-Italic *kʷot

Latin quot

Latin quotus

Medieval Latin quotāreder.

Old French coterbor.

Middle English quoten

English quote

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English quotable

From quote + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkwəʊtəbəl/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Adjective

quotable (comparative more quotable, superlative most quotable)

1. Capable or worthy of being quoted

   a quotable writer

   a quotable sentence

Derived terms

• quotableness
• quotably
• unquotable

Related terms

• quotability
• quotation
• quote