respirable

English

Etymology

From respire +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈspaɪ(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/, /ˈɹɛsp(ə)ɹəb(ə)l/[1]
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹɛspəɹəb(ə)l/
Hyphenation: re‧spir‧a‧ble

Adjective

respirable (comparative more respirable, superlative most respirable)

Of air: breathable.
Antonyms: irrespirable, nonrespirable, unrespirable
(biology) Of an organism: capable of respiration.

Derived terms

References

Jespersen, Otto (1909) A Modern English Grammar on Historical Principles (Sammlung germanischer Elementar- und Handbücher; 9)‎, volumes 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 respirābilis, from Latin respirō. Equivalent to respirar +‎ -able.

Adjective

respirable m or f (masculine and feminine plural respirables)

breathable, respirable

Related terms

respirar

Further reading

“respirable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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