numerable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- audio Pacific Northwest
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *nem- Proto-Italic *nomezos Latin numerus 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 numerō Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin numerābilisbor. English numerable Borrowed from Latin numerābilis.
Meanings
- Able to be counted; countable.
- In one to one correspondence with the set of natural integers.
- (comparable, nonstandard) numerous
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more numerable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most numerable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
Deriveds
unnumerable · numerably · numerableness
Translations (5)
fi numeroituva (in one to one correspondence with the set of natural integers) · it numerabile (able to be counted) · sv räknebar (able to be counted) · fr nombrable (able to be counted) · es numerable (able to be counted)