-ible
/ɪbəl/
-ible suffix: an adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning "able to be", "relevant or suitable to, in accordance with", or expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense.
Suffix (1)
-ible
- An adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning "able to be", "relevant or suitable to, in accordance with", or expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense.
- convertible
Suffix (2)
-ible
- a tool or instrument
- crucible, mandible, thurible
- a place or location
Forms of -ible
| alternative form | -able |
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Origin of -ible
From Middle English -ible, from Old French -ible, from Latin -ibilis.
From Middle English, from Old French, from Latin -i- + -bulum (instrumental suffix) or -bula (instrumental suffix), from Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom. Related to Latin suffixes -brum (candelabrum) and -bra (vertebra).
Words formed from -ible
- -ibly
- accessible
- admissible
- alible
- apprehensible
- audible
- collectible
- combustible
- comestible
- compatible
- comprehensible
- compressible
- concupiscible
- contemptible
- convertible
- corrigible
- corruptible
- credible
- deductible
- defeasible
- defensible
- destructible
- diffusible
- digestible
- dirigible
- discernible
- distensible
- divisible
- edible
- eligible
- emulsible
- expansible
- extensible
- fallible
- feasible
- flexible
- foible
- forcible
- frangible
- fungible
- fusible
- gullible
- horrible
- illegible
- immersible
- immiscible
- impartible
- impassible
- imperceptible
- impermissible
- implausible
- impossible
- impressible
- inaccessible
- inadmissible
- inaudible
- incoercible
- incombustible
- incompatible
- incomprehensible
Questions about -ible
- What does -ible mean?
- -ible means an adjective suffix, now usually in a passive sense; forms adjectives meaning "able to be", "relevant or suitable to, in accordance with", or expressing capacity or worthiness in a passive sense.
- What part of speech is -ible?
- -ible is a suffix.
- How do you pronounce -ible?
- -ible is pronounced /ɪbəl/.
Words near -ible in the dictionary
Source and license
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