afectable

Catalan

Etymology

From afectar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ə.fəkˈtab.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.fekˈta.ble]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [a.fekˈtab.ble]

Adjective

afectable m or f (masculine and feminine plural afectables)

1. affectable

Further reading

• “afectable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Spanish afectar

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish afectable

From afectar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /afeɡˈtable/ [a.feɣ̞ˈt̪a.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: a‧fec‧ta‧ble

Adjective

afectable m or f (masculine and feminine plural afectables)

1. affectable

Further reading

• “afectable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025