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10 Language-to-English DictionariesInhabitable
/ɪnˈhæb.ɪ.tə.bəl/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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Suitable for living in; capable of being inhabited.
"After months of restoration, the ancient farmhouse was finally habitable again."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the late Middle English word 'inhabitable', which came from Old French and ultimately from the Latin 'inhabitare' (to inhabit), combined with the suffix '-able' (capable of being). Interestingly, while 'in-' often denotes negation, here it is an intensive prefix meaning 'in' or 'into', denoting a place suitable for living in, though historically it has sometimes caused confusion with 'uninhabitable'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Inhabitable" is said worldwide
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habitable
Transliteration: /a.bi.tabl/
"Cet appartement est habitable dès maintenant."
bewohnbar
Transliteration: /bəˈvoːnbaːɐ̯/
"Das Haus ist nach der Renovierung wieder bewohnbar."
abitabile
Transliteration: /a.biˈta.bi.le/
"La casa è piccola ma molto accogliente e abitabile."
habitable
Transliteration: /a.βiˈta.βle/
"El edificio fue declarado habitable la semana pasada."
habitável
Transliteration: /a.biˈta.vɛw/
"As condições tornaram a região novamente habitável."
रहने योग्य
Transliteration: rahane yogya
"यह मकान अब रहने योग्य है।"
可居住的
Transliteration: kě jū zhù de
"科学家正在寻找宇宙中其他可居住的行星。"
거주할 수 있는
Transliteration: geojuhal su inneun
"그 섬은 사람이 거주할 수 있는 환경을 갖추고 있다."
居住可能な
Transliteration: kyojū kanō na
"その惑星は地球に似ており、居住可能かもしれない。"
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