passible
English
Etymology
Borrowed into Middle English from Old French passible, from Late Latin passibilis.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈpasɪbəl/
Adjective
passible (not comparable)
References
- James A. H. Murray [et al.], editors (1884–1928), “Passible”, in A New English Dictionary on Historical Principles (Oxford English Dictionary), volumes VII (O–P), London: Clarendon Press, →OCLC, page 531, column 3.
- John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “passible”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN.
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.sibl/
Audio (Paris) (file)
See also
Further reading
- “passible”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old French
Etymology
From Late Latin passibilis.
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