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ablative adjective

  /əˈbleɪ.tɪv/ , /ˈæb.lə.tɪv/
  • (grammar) Applied to one of the cases of the noun in some languages, the fundamental meaning of the case being removal, separation, or taking away, and to a lesser degree, instrument, place, accordance, specifications, price, or measurement. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
 ablatiu

able adjective

  /ˈeɪ.bəl/ , [ˈeɪ̯.bw] , [ˈeɪ̯.bɫ̩]
  • Free from constraints preventing completion of task; permitted to; not prevented from. [First attested from around (1350 to 1470).]
  • Gifted with skill, intelligence, knowledge, or competence. [First attested in the mid 16th century.]
 capaç
  • (law) Legally qualified or competent. [First attested in the early 18th century.]
 competent

-able suffix

  /ə.bl̩/
  • Able to be done; fit to be done.
 -able, -ible
ablative case
ablatiu
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