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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

flyable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˈflaɪəbəl/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *plew- Proto-Indo-European *plewk- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *pléwketi Proto-Germanic *fleuganą Proto-West Germanic *fleugan Old English flēogan Middle English fliender. English fly Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English flyable From fly + -able.

Meanings

  1. (of aircraft) Able to be flown; airworthy.
  2. (of a route or distance) Passable by flight.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
more flyable Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most flyable Degree=Sup lexicographic

Antonyms

unflyable

Deriveds

flyability

Synonyms

skyworthy · airworthy

Translations (6)

de flugtüchtig (able to be flown) · de fliegbar (passable by flight) · fi lentokelpoinen (able to be flown) · fi lentokuntoinen (able to be flown) · fi lennettävä (passable by flight) · de fliegbar (able to be flown)