able
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Some of these foreign elements, like the -ize of materialize or the -able of breakable, are even productive to-day.
From Language An Introduction to the Study of Speech by Sapir, Edward
Do not confuse -EBL- with -EM- or -IND- in words which in English end in -able or -ible, but have two distinct meanings.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by Cox, George
Actually it was formed by adding -able to 'ad�re', like 'laughable'.
From Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin by Sargeaunt, John
In English we have naturalized -able as a suffix and added it to almost any verb, as 'laughable', 'indescribable', 'desirable'.
From Society for Pure English Tract 4 The Pronunciation of English Words Derived from the Latin by Sargeaunt, John
What should be done with the terminations -able, -ible, -tion, -cial, -tive, -ive, and -sion?
From Division of Words Rules for the Division of Words at the Ends of Lines, with Remarks on Spelling, Syllabication and Pronunciation by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
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