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able adjective

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

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).]
 ablātīvus, ablativus

-able suffix

  /əbl̩/ , /ˈebl̩/ , [eːbɐl] , [ɐbɨɭ]
-abilis, -ibilis
  • Able to be done; fit to be done.
 -ābilis
ablative case
ablativus, casus ablativus, casus comparativus, casus latinus, casus sextus
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