countable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- [ˈkʰãʊ̯̃n.(ɾ)ə.bɫ̩] (US)
- /ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/ (US)
- /ˈkaʊn.tə.bəl/
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 Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able Middle English countable English countable From Middle English countable, equivalent to count (“to enumerate”) + -able.
Meanings
- (not-comparable) Capable of being counted; having a quantity.
- (not-comparable, of a set) Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers.
- (not-comparable, of a set) Finite or countably infinite; having a one-to-one correspondence (bijection) with a subset of the natural numbers. ▸ Countably infinite; having a bijection with the natural numbers.
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(not-comparable, of a noun) Freely usable with the indefinite article and with numbers.
In these extracts the word abuse is used in the sense of ‘an individual piece of invective’ or ‘an abusive comment’ and is clearly a countable noun.
2014, James Lambert, “Diachronic stability in Indian English lexis”, in World Englishes, page 112:
Antonyms
unnumbered · non-denumerable · innumerable · uncountable · uncountable · innumerable · uncountable · uncountable · unnumberable · non-count · uncounted · numberless · infinite · uncountable · countless · numberless · countless · noncount · infinite · untold
Deriveds
countable set · countable additivity · countableness · second-countable · uncountable · noncountable · subcountable · countability · countably · countable noun · axiom of countable choice
Hypernyms
finite · countably infinite · countably infinite · finite
Relateds
Synonyms
Translations (72)
fa شمارشپذیر (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · bg броим (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · fi numeroituva (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · pt contável (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · sl števen (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · fr dénombrable (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · cs počitatelný (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · it numerabile (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · sl števen (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · be выліча́льны (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · da tællelig (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · pl przeliczalny (math: having a bijection with the natural numbers) · et loenduv (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · ja 可算 (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · pl przeliczalny (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · sl števen (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · ro numărabil (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · gv yn-choontey (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · cmn 可數 /可数 (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · uk обчи́слювальний (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · es numerable (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · fr dénombrable (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · cmn 可數 /可数 (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · bg изброим (math: having a bijection with the natural numbers) · nl telbaar (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · pt contável (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · pt enumerável (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · hu megszámlálható (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · ja 数えられる (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · fr dénombrable (math: having a bijection with the natural numbers) · sv räknebar (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · sv räknelig (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · de zählbar (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · fi luvullinen (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · cs spočitatelný (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · fa شمارشپذیر (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · ca comptable (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · cy rhifadwy (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · pl policzalny (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · fi numeroituva (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · ru исчисля́емый (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · nl telbare (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · nl telbare (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · de abzählbar (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · ja 可算 (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · hi गणनीय (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · fi numeroituva (math: having a bijection with the natural numbers) · sv uppräknelig (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · it enumerabile (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · wa contåve (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · pt contável (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · nl aftelbaar (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · hu megszámlálható (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · bg изброим (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · hu megszámlálható (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · fr dénombrable (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · bg изброим (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · es contable (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · ka გამოთვლადი (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · gl contábel (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · ka თვლადი (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · cs spočetný (math: having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers) · id terhitung (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · gl contábel (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · ru исчисли́мый (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · gl contábel (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · nl telbaar (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · ar مَعْدُود (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · ka თვლადი (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · hu számszerű (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article) · sv räknebar (capable of being counted, having a quantity) · de zählbar (grammar: freely used with numbers and the definite article)