-ab(u)le

Morpheme

-ab(u)le

Type

suffix

Denotation

Latin instrumental suffix denoting means or agency

Etymology

Latin -bulum, from suffixal construction <a + bulum> and Latin -bula, from suffixal construction <a + bula> with <a> from Latin stem

Evidence

acetabulum, constable, constabulary, fable, fabulous, stable, vocabulary

See Also

-able