potable
English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English potable (“drinkable, potable”),[1] from Middle French, Old French potable (modern French potable (“drinkable, potable”)), and from its etymon Late Latin pōtābilis (“drinkable, potable”), from Latin pōtāre (“to drink”) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon).[2] Pōtāre is the present active infinitive of pōtō (“to drink”), from Proto-Italic *pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (“to drink”).
The English word is cognate with Catalan potable, Italian potabile, Spanish potable.[2]
The noun is derived from the adjective.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpəʊtəbəl/, (non-standard) /ˈpɒt-/
Audio (Southern England) (file) Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpoʊtəbəl/, (non-standard) /ˈpɑt-/
- Homophone: pottable (non-standard)
- Hyphenation: pot‧a‧ble
Adjective[edit]
potable (comparative more potable, superlative most potable)
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Noun[edit]
potable (plural potables)
- Any drinkable liquid; a beverage.
- 1708, [John Philips], “(please specify the page)”, in Cyder. […], London: […] J[acob] Tonson, […], →OCLC:
- When solar beams / Parch thirsty human veins, the damask'd meads, / Unforc'd display ten thousand painted flow'rs / Useful in potables.
Derived terms[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ “pō̆tāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 “potable, adj. and n.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2006; “potable, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading[edit]
- drinking water on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams[edit]
Asturian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin pōtābilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
potable (epicene, plural potables)
- potable (good for drinking)
Catalan[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin pōtābilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
- IPA(key): (Central) [puˈtab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [poˈtab.blə]
- IPA(key): (Valencian) [poˈta.ble]
Adjective[edit]
potable m or f (masculine and feminine plural potables)
Further reading[edit]
- “potable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Late Latin pōtābilis, from Latin potō.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
potable (plural potables)
- potable
- (colloquial) OK, passable
- Synonym: correct
- Tu penses quoi de la meuf de ton frère ? Potable, sans plus. ― What do you think about your brother's girlfriend? Alright‚ nothing more.
Further reading[edit]
- “potable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Middle English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French potable, from Latin pōtābilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
potable (rare, Late Middle English)
- Suitable for drinking; potable.
Descendants[edit]
- English: potable
References[edit]
- “pō̆tāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-22.
Old French[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin pōtābilis.
Adjective[edit]
potable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular potable)
Declension[edit]
Descendants[edit]
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin pōtābilis.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
potable m or f (masculine and feminine plural potables)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “potable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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