potable

Etymology

From Middle English potable, from Old French potable, from Latin pōtābilis, from pōtō (“I drink”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpəʊ.tə.b(ə)l/, /ˈpɒt.ə.b(ə)l/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈpoʊ.tə.b(ə)l/, /ˈpɑt.ə.b(ə)l/

Adjective

potable (comparative more potable, superlative most potable)

1. Good for drinking without fear of poisoning or disease.

Noun

potable (plural potables)

1. Any drinkable liquid; a beverage.
   • John Philips

     When solar beams / Parch thirsty human veins, the damask'd meads, / Unforc'd display ten thousand painted flow'rs / Useful in potables.

See also

• pottable

Anagrams

• optable

Adjective

potable (epicene, plural potables)

1. potable (good for drinking)

Etymology

From Latin pōtābilis.

Adjective

potable (masculine and feminine plural potables)

1. potable

Further reading

• “potable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Etymology

From Late Latin potabilis (verb: potare "to drink").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɔ.tabl/

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Adjective

potable (plural potables)

1. potable
2. (colloquial) OK, passable.
   • Tu penses quoi de la meuf de ton frère ? Potable, sans plus.

Further reading

• “potable” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Etymology

From Latin pōtābilis.

Adjective

potable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular potable)

1. potable

Etymology

From Latin pōtābilis.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /poˈtable/, [poˈt̪aβle]

Adjective

potable (plural potables)

1. potable

Further reading

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