respirable
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspaɪ(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/, /ˈɹɛsp(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/[1]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛspəɹəb(ə)l/
- Hyphenation: re‧spir‧a‧ble
Adjective
respirable (comparative more respirable, superlative most respirable)
- Of air: breathable.
- Antonyms: irrespirable, nonrespirable, unrespirable
- (biology) Of an organism: capable of respiration.
Derived terms
References
- ^ Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)[1], volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 5.66, page 170.
Anagrams
French
Pronunciation
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Adjective
respirable (plural respirables)
Related terms
Further reading
- “respirable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin respirābilis, from Latin respirō. Equivalent to respirar + -able.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /respiˈɾable/ [res.piˈɾa.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -able
- Syllabification: res‧pi‧ra‧ble
Adjective
respirable m or f (masculine and feminine plural respirables)
Related terms
Further reading
- “respirable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024