# potable
## English
### Etymology

The 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”).
The English word is cognate with Catalan potable, Italian potabile, Spanish potable.
The noun is derived from the adjective.

### Pronunciation

* (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈpəʊtəbəl/, (non-standard) /ˈpɒt-/
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* Audio (Southern England):(file)
* (General American) IPA: /ˈpoʊtəbəl/, (non-standard) /ˈpɑt-/
* Homophone: pottable (non-standard)
* Hyphenation: pot‧a‧ble

### Adjective

potable (comparative more potable, superlative most potable)
* (formal) Good for drinking without fear of disease or poisoning.
    Synonyms: drinkable, drinkworthy

#### Coordinate terms

* comestible
* eatable
* eatworthy
* edible

#### Derived terms

* potability
* potable gold
* potableness

#### Translations
### Noun

potable (plural potables)
* Any drinkable liquid; a beverage.
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#### Derived terms

* potent potable

#### Translations
### References

* ↑ “pō̆tāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
* 1 2 “potable, adj. and n.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, December 2006; “potable, adj.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.

### Further reading

* drinking water on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

### Anagrams

* optable

## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pōtābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /poˈtable/ [poˈt̪a.β̞le]
* Rhymes: -able
* Syllabification: po‧ta‧ble

### Adjective

potable (epicene, plural potables)
* potable (good for drinking)
    Synonym: bebediegu

## Catalan
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pōtābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: (Central) [puˈtab.blə]
* IPA: (Balearic) [poˈtab.blə]
* IPA: (Valencia) [poˈta.ble]

### Adjective

potable m or f (masculine and feminine plural potables)
* potable

### Further reading

* “potable” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

## French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin pōtābilis, from Latin potō.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɔ.tabl/
* Audio:(file)

### Adjective

potable (plural potables)
* potable
* (colloquial) OK, passable
    Synonym: correct
    Tu penses quoi de la meuf de ton frère ? Potable, sans plus. ― What do you think about your brother's girlfriend? Alright‚ nothing more.

### Further reading

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

## Middle English
### Etymology

Borrowed from Old French potable, from Latin pōtābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /pɔˈtaːbəl/, /pɔːˈtaːbəl/

### Adjective

potable (rare, Late Middle English)
* Suitable for drinking; potable.

#### Descendants

* English: potable

#### References

* “pō̆tāble, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-08-22.

## Old French
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pōtābilis.

### Adjective

potable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular potable)
* potable

#### Descendants

* → Middle English: potable
** English: potable
* French: potable
* Norman: potabl'ye (Jersey)

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin pōtābilis.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /poˈtable/ [poˈt̪a.β̞le]
* Rhymes: -able
* Syllabification: po‧ta‧ble

### Adjective

potable m or f (masculine and feminine plural potables)
* potable, drinkable

#### Derived terms

* agua potable
* potabilidad

### Further reading

* “potable”, 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 potable, from Latin pōtābilis.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Tagalog) IPA: /poˈtable/ [poˈt̪aː.blɛ]
* Rhymes: -able
* Syllabification: po‧ta‧ble

### Adjective

potable (Baybayin spelling ᜉᜓᜆᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ)
* potable; drinkable
    Synonym: maiinom

#### Related terms

* agwaspotable
* posyon

### Further reading

* 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 470