# admirable
## English
### Etymology

From Middle English admyrable, partly from Middle French admirable and partly from its etymon, Latin admirābilis. By surface analysis, admire +‎ -able.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/
* (Philippines) or (nonstandard) IPA: /ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.bəl/
* Audio (US):(file)

### Adjective

admirable (comparative more admirable, superlative most admirable)
* Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable.
    It's admirable that Shelley overcame her handicap and excelled in her work.
** 1946 July and August, Cecil J. Allen, “British Locomotive Practice and Performance”, in Railway Magazine, page 213:The admirable smoothness of the riding also reflected the greatest credit on those who, despite the difficulties caused by the shortage of men and materials, have succeeded in maintaining the track in such first-class order.
* Good or heroic.
    The act of putting out the burning fires was admirable.

#### Derived terms

* admirableness
* admirably
* red admirable
* superadmirable
* unadmirable

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “admirable, adj., n., and adv.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central, Balearic) [əm.miˈɾab.blə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [am.miˈɾa.ble]
* Rhymes: -ablə, -able

### Adjective

admirable m or f (masculine and feminine plural admirables)
* admirable

#### Derived terms

* admirablement

#### Related terms

* admiració
* admirar

#### Further reading

* “admirable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
* “admirable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
* “admirable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
* “admirable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Etymology

Inherited from Middle French admirable, borrowed from Latin admirābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ad.mi.ʁabl/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

admirable (plural admirables)
* admirable

#### Related terms

* admirer

### Further reading

* “admirable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

## Galician
### Alternative forms

* admirábel

### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin admirābilis.

### Adjective

admirable m or f (plural admirables)
* admirable

#### Derived terms

* admirablemente

#### Related terms

* admiración
* admirar

#### Further reading

* “admirable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

## Middle French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirābilis.

### Adjective

admirable m or f (plural admirables)
* admirable

#### Descendants

* French: admirable

## Scots
### Adjective

admirable (comparative mair admirable, superlative maist admirable)
* admirable

### References

* Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online.

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin admirābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /admiˈɾable/ [að̞.miˈɾa.β̞le]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -able
* Syllabification: ad‧mi‧ra‧ble

### Adjective

admirable m or f (masculine and feminine plural admirables)
* admirable

#### Derived terms

* admirablemente

#### Related terms

* admiración
* admirar

#### Further reading

* “admirable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10

## Tagalog
### Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish admirable, from Latin admirābilis.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /ʔadmiˈɾable/ [ʔɐd̪.mɪˈɾaː.blɛ]
* Rhymes: -able
* Syllabification: ad‧mi‧ra‧ble

### Adjective

admirable (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)
* admirable
    Synonyms: kahanga-hanga, kapuri-puri, kaibig-ibig

#### Related terms

* admirador
* admirasyon
* milagro
* milagrosa
* milagroso
* mirador
* mirasol
* miron

### Further reading

* “admirable”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2024
* “admirable”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, Manila, 2018
* Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972) Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 12