potable
Good for drinking without fear of waterborne disease or poisoningGood for drinking without fear of waterborne disease or poisoning.
» The water is not potable.
Das Wasser ist nicht trinkbar.
Ця вода непридатна для пиття.
Вода непитна.
Meaning
1 senses(formal)Good for drinking without fear of waterborne disease or poisoning.
potable water
The water from this river should not be considered potable without disinfection: you may be OK if you drink it raw, but you're gambling if you do so.
trinkbar
питьево́йpitʹjevój
питни́йpytnýj
- suitable for drinking
Examples
10 sentencesThe water is not potable.
Ця вода непридатна для пиття. — ascolto
deDas Wasser ist nicht trinkbar. — Esperantostern
The green water is not potable.
ruЗелёная вода непригодна для питья. — odexed
Use only potable water when cooking.
Water from that river is not potable.
I had barely enough potable water for a week.
Translations
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Origin
The adjective is derived from Late Middle English potable (“drinkable, potable”), from MidThe adjective is derived from Late Middle English potable (“drinkable, potable”), from Middle French, Old French potable (modern French potable (“drinkable, potable”)), and from its etymon Late Latin pōtābilis (“drinkable, potable”), from Latin pōtāre (“to drink”) + -bilis (suffix forming adjectives indicating a capacity or worth of being acted upon). Pōtāre is the present active infinitive of pōtō (“to drink”), from Proto-Italic *pōtos, from Proto-Indo-European *peh₃- (“to drink”).
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Forms
more potable, most potable| Comparative | more potable Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most potable Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- suitable for drinking:drinkable
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form