repertible

repertible

English

Etymology

From French repertible, from Latin repertus (“found, discovered, invented”), from reperīre (“to find, discover, invent”), from re- (“again, anew”) + parere (“to bear, to get”), + French -ible (“-able”). Cognate with repertitious, repertor, reperible.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpɜːtɪbəl/, /ɹɪˈpɜːtɪbl/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈpɝtəbəl/, /ˈɹipɝtəbəl/, /ɹɪˈpɝtəbl/, /ˈɹipɝtəbl/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)təbəl, -ɜː(r)tɪbəl

Adjective

repertible (comparative more repertible, superlative most repertible)

1. (rare, obsolete) Synonym of findable: able to be found.
   • 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertible":

     Repertible, which may be found, gotten, or recovered.

2. (rare, obsolete) Synonym of gettable: able to be gotten.
   • 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertible":

     Repertible, which may be found, gotten, or recovered.

References

• “† repertible, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009.