Asturian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin stabilis.

Adjective edit

estable (epicene, plural estables)

  1. stable

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Catalan edit

Etymology 1 edit

Borrowed from Latin stabilis.

Adjective edit

estable m or f (masculine and feminine plural estables)

  1. stable
    Antonym: inestable
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Etymology 2 edit

Inherited from Latin stab(u)lum. Cf. the feminine doublet establa.

Noun edit

estable m (plural estables)

  1. stable (building)
    Synonym: quadra
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Galician edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

Attestted since the 13th century (estavil, estabil, estabele). From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin stabilis.

Pronunciation edit

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estable m or f (plural estables)

  1. stable
    Antonym: inestable
    • 1266, A. Rodríguez González, J. A. Rey Caiña, editors, Tumbo de Lorenzana. Transcripción y estudio, Estudios Mindonienses, 8, page 173:
      esta carta uos mandamus fazer firme et estauil por sempre iamays
      this charter we command you to make firm and stable forevermore

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References edit

  • estabel” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006–2022.
  • estau” in Xavier Varela Barreiro & Xavier Gómez Guinovart: Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval. SLI / Grupo TALG / ILG, 2006–2018.
  • estable” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
  • estable” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • estable” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Middle French edit

Etymology edit

From Old French estable.

Noun edit

estable f (plural estables)

  1. stable (place for keeping animals)

Descendants edit

  • French: étable

Occitan edit

Pronunciation edit

  • (file)

Etymology 1 edit

From Old Occitan estable, from Latin stabilis.

Adjective edit

estable m (feminine singular establa, masculine plural estables, feminine plural establas)

  1. stable
    Antonym: inestable
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Etymology 2 edit

From Latin stab(u)lum.

Noun edit

estable m (plural estables)

  1. stable (building)

Old French edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology 1 edit

From Latin stab(u)la pl.

Noun edit

estable oblique singularf (oblique plural estables, nominative singular estable, nominative plural estables)

  1. stable (place for keeping animals)
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Etymology 2 edit

From Latin stabilis, probably borrowed.

Adjective edit

estable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular estable)

  1. stable (relatively unchanging)
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Spanish edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /esˈtable/ [esˈt̪a.β̞le]
  • Rhymes: -able
  • Syllabification: es‧ta‧ble

Etymology 1 edit

Inherited from Old Spanish estable, from Latin stabilis. Morphologically equivalent to estar +‎ -able.

Adjective edit

estable m or f (masculine and feminine plural estables)

  1. stable
    Antonym: inestable
Derived terms edit
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Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

estable

  1. inflection of establir:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading edit