earable

English

Alternative forms

• errable (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English ayreable, erable, erybyll; equivalent to ear (“to plough”) +‎ -able, on the model of arable, which is a piecewise doublet.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɪəɹəbəl/

Adjective

earable (comparative more earable, superlative most earable)

1. (obsolete) arable; tillable

References

• “earable”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Larabee