countability en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /kaʊnt.əˈbɪ.lɪ.ti/
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin putus Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu. Proto-Italic *-ājō Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin putō Latin computō Anglo-Norman counterbor. Middle English counten English count Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English countability From count + -ability.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The quality of being countable.
Countability is a property applicable to all English common nouns, yet whether a noun is countable or uncountable is sometimes not as straightforward as it may seem, […]
2023, Alice Yin Wa Chan, chapter 5, in The Acquisition of English Grammar and Phonology by Cantonese ESL Learners: Challenges, Causes and Pedagogical Insights, →DOI, →ISBN:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| countabilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Relateds
universal packager · universal grinder · universal sorter
Translations (6)
id keterhitungan (quality of being countable) · hu számszerűség (quality of being countable) · ms kebolehbilangan (quality of being countable) · hu megszámlálhatóság (quality of being countable) · cs spočetnost (quality of being countable) · ro numerabilitate (quality of being countable)