alcanzable

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Latin calxder.

Vulgar Latin *incalciāreder.

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Latin adinflu.

Spanish alinflu.

Spanish alcanzar

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old Spanish -abile

Spanish -able

Spanish alcanzable

From alcanzar + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alkanˈθable/ [al.kãn̟ˈθa.β̞le] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /alkanˈsable/ [al.kãnˈsa.β̞le] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: al‧can‧za‧ble

Adjective

alcanzable m or f (masculine and feminine plural alcanzables)

1. attainable; achievable

   Antonym: inalcanzable

Derived terms

• inalcanzable

Further reading

• “alcanzable”, 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