Morpheme
-ab(i)le
Type
suffix
Denotation
adjective suffix denoting capability or possibility
Etymology
Latin -ābilis, from rebracketed <-a-> of stem of first conjugation Latin verbs + -bilis
Evidence
-abile, -abilize, -able, adjustable, alienable, amabile, assessable, breakable, butterable, cantabile, chewable, classifiable, cuddlable, desirable, encryptable, endurable, generalizable, incurable, memorable, movable, mutable, nonnegotiable, notable, payable, peaceable, pleasurable, readable, realignable, reportable, serviceable, smokable, stabilization, stabilize, stabilizer, stable, taxable, unanswerable, unfathomable, visualizable
Notes
not etymologically related to Able
-able and -abile are allomorphs
<St + -able -> stable> is a homphone of <St + -ab(u)le -> stable>
See Also
-ib(i)le, -ability, -ably, -abile, -abilia, -(i)l(e)
