repertible
English edit
Etymology edit
From French repertible, from Latin repertus (“found, discovered, invented”), from reperīre (“to find, discover, invent”), from re- (“again, anew”) + parere (“to bear, to get”), + French -ible (“-able”). Cognate with repertitious, repertor, reperible.
Pronunciation edit
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpɜːtɪbl̩/
- (General American) IPA(key): /ɹɪˈpɝtɪbl̩/, /ˈɹipɚtɪbl̩/
- Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbəl
Adjective edit
repertible (comparative more repertible, superlative most repertible)
- (rare, obsolete) Synonym of findable: able to be found.
- 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertible":
- Repertible, which may be found, gotten, or recovered.
- 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertible":
- (rare, obsolete) Synonym of gettable: able to be gotten.
- 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertible":
- Repertible, which may be found, gotten, or recovered.
- 1656, Thomas Blount, Glossographia, s.v. "Repertible":
References edit
- “† repertible, adj.”, in OED Online , Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, 2009.