-able

Portuguese, suffix/ˈa.blɨ/

-able is a Portuguese feminine suffix meaning “alternative form of -ável” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does -able mean in English?

suffix

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Portugalfemininemasculinealternative form of -ável

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How do you pronounce -able?

Portugal /ˈa.blɨ/
Portugal [ˈa.βlɨ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.