vulnerable
/ˈvʌlnəəbəl/VUHL-nur-uh-buhl
/ˈvʌlnɚəbəl/VUHL-nur-uh-buhl
Meaningwoundable
Common meaning: open to harm
- vulna woundLewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), p. 2016 · scan
- eragent ending: one who
- ableable to be
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
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- US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin vulnus ‘a wound’.
Did you know: our wording, based on Lewis & Short, Latin Dictionary (1879), entry vulnus, p. 2016 · dictionary scan
Roots
- vulnus, vulneris Latin “a wound”
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