-ebilite

Turkish

Alternative forms

• -abilite

Etymology

Borrowed from English -ability.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.bi.li.ˈte/
• Hyphenation: e‧bi‧li‧te

Suffix

-ebilite

1. -ability

   ‎olmak (“to be”) + ‎-ebilite → ‎olabilite (“possibility”)

   ‎yenmek (“to be eaten”) + ‎-ebilite → ‎yenebilite (“edibility”)

Usage notes

• Nouns formed with the English suffix -ability can be seen in Turkish since 1990.

Synonyms

• -ebilirlik (standard)
• -ebilirite (nonstandard)