Word: allowable
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: al
low
a
ble
Definition: Permissible; tolerable; legitimate.
Morphemes:
Affix: allow
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To grant license to; to permit; to consent to.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ad-
Language: la
Decoded: ad-
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: usually prefixed to verbs, in which cases it often has the effect of intensifying the verbal action
Affix: locō
Language: la
Decoded: loco
PoS: Verb
Meaning: I lease, hire out, lend
Affix: -able
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Relevant to or suitable to, in accordance with.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -i-
Language: la
Decoded: -i-
PoS: Interfix
Meaning: Connecting vowel inserted between a stem and a suffix in compound words.
Affix: -bilis
Language: la
Decoded: -bilis
Meaning: capable or worthy of being acted upon