arable

/ˈæɹəbəl/A-ruh-buhl
/ˈæɹəbəl/A-ruh-buhl

Meaningto plough

Common meaning: suitable for growing crops

Journey through time

  1. Aryan root · reconstructed√AR‘plough’No written record; from Skeat’s list of Aryan roots, no. 18, p. 731 · scan
  2. Latinarare‘to plough’source
  3. Latinmeaning shiftsto plough → that can be ploughedarabilis‘that can be ploughed’source
  4. Frencharablesource
  5. Englishmeaning shiftsthat can be ploughed → suitable for growing cropsarable‘suitable for growing crops’ · 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: Built on Latin arare ‘to plough’.

Roots

  • arare Latin “to plough”

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