fordable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈfɔːdəb(ə)l/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old English ford English ford Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fordable From ford + -able.
Meanings
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(of a body of water) Able to be forded.
However, there were a number of fordable spots in the vicinity.
1990, Peter Hopkirk, The Great Game, Folio Society, published 2010, page 66:There, if you are in luck, you will find the tide out and the place fordable dryshod for a man on a horse.
1902, John Buchan, The Outgoing of the Tide:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most fordable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more fordable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
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Translations (14)
fi kahlattava (able to be forded) · nl doorwaadbaar (able to be forded) · gv aahagh (able to be forded) · de durchquerbar (able to be forded) · it guadoso (able to be forded) · de seicht (able to be forded) · es vadeable (able to be forded) · grc διαβατός (able to be forded) · io vadebla (able to be forded) · de durchwatbar (able to be forded) · gv aahoil (able to be forded) · pl dający się brodzić (able to be forded) · it guadabile (able to be forded) · fr guéable (able to be forded)