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burnable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

/ˈbɝnəbəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *bʰrenw- Proto-Indo-European *bʰrénuh₁e-? Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-West Germanic *brinnan Old English biernan ▲ Proto-Germanic *brinnaną Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti Proto-Germanic *-janą Proto-Germanic *brannijaną Proto-West Germanic *brannijan Old English bærnan Old Norse brennabor. Middle English brennen English burn Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English burnable From burn + -able.

Meanings

Able to be burned; combustible

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
most burnable	Degree=Sup		lexicographic
more burnable	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic

Deriveds

nonburnable · unburnable

Translations (1)

pt queimável (able to be burned)

burnable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/ˈbɝnəbəl/ (General-American)

Etymology

Meanings

Anything that can be burned.
- The lower chamber consumes the burnables. The upper chamber consumes gases, smoke, and odor. 1968, Clean Air News, volume 2, page 14:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
burnables	Number=Plur		lexicographic