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-ability

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Etymology

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FromMiddle English-ablete,-iblete,-abilite,-ibilite, fromMiddle French-ableté,-ibleté,-abilité,-ibilité, fromLatin-abilitas,-ibilitas, from-abilis(able) or-ibilis(able) +-tas. Equivalent to-able +-ity.

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Suffix

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-ability

  1. Forms a noun from a verb or an adjective by changing from-able; ability,inclination orsuitability for aspecifiedfunction orcondition.
    cook + ‎-ability → ‎cookability

Usage notes

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  • This suffix is equivalent to-able +-ity, but as it involves both a sound and spelling change it can be seen as a suffix in its own right. Compare-ification (equivalent to-ify +-ation).

Derived terms

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Related terms

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other terms ending in "ability"

Translations

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forms a noun from a verb
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