🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

eroberbar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: eroberbar

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pregnable/ˈprɛɡ.nə.bəl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Stadt war eroberbar wegen ihrer schwachen Verteidigung."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Capable of being taken or captured.

    "The fortress was found to be pregable due to its weak defenses."
  2. 2

    Vulnerable to attack or invasion.

    "The city's defenses were pregable, leading to its swift conquest."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The word 'pregnable' originates from the Latin root 'prægnare', meaning 'to seize or take', combined with the suffix '-able', indicating capability. It evolved in the late 15th century to describe something that can be taken or captured, particularly in a military context.

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