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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
untwistable en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
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- /ʌnˈtwɪstəbəl/
Etymology
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Proto-Indo-European *né
Proto-Indo-European *n̥-
Proto-Germanic *un-
Proto-West Germanic *un-
Old English un-
Middle English un-
English un-
English twistable
English untwistable
From un- + twistable.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Impossible to twist; not twistable.
untwistable en · ADJ · etymology 2
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ʌnˈtwɪstəbəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree
English un-
English twist
English untwist
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English untwistable
From untwist + -able.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Able to be untwisted.