respirable
English
Etymology
respire + -able
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈspaɪ(ə)ɹəbəl/, /ˈɹɛsp(ə)ɹəbəl/[1]
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɹɛspəɹəbəl/
Adjective
respirable (comparative more respirable, superlative most respirable)
- (of air) breathable
- (of an organism) capable of respiration
References
- Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9), volume I: Sounds and Spellings, London: George Allen & Unwin, published 1961, § 5.66, page 170.
Anagrams
- reprisable
French
Pronunciation
Audio (file)
Adjective
respirable (plural respirables)
- breathable, respirable
Related terms
- respirer
Further reading
- “respirable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin respirabilis, from Latin respiro. Equivalent to respirar + -able.
Adjective
respirable (plural respirables)
- breathable, respirable
Related terms
- respirar
Further reading
- “respirable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014