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controllable

/kənˈtɹəʊləbəl/kuhn-TROH-luh-buhl
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/kənˈtɹoʊləbəl/kuhn-TROH-luh-buhl

Meaningable to be controlled

Common meaning: manageable

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Journey through time

  1. Latinrotulus‘a roll’source
  2. Old Frenchcontre-role‘a duplicate register’source
  3. Englishcontrol‘power to direct’
  4. Englishformed in English from controlcontrollable‘manageable’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
  • No UK recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-GB voice.
  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
  • No US recording; the speaker uses your device’s en-US voice.

Origin: Formed in English from control + -able.

Dictionary: Skeat (1898), CONTROL, p.132 · scan

Source words

  • rotulus Latin · source word “a roll (of record)”

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