prescindible
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
From prescindir + -ible.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
prescindible m or f (masculine and feminine plural prescindibles)
- expendable; dispensable
- Antonym: imprescindible
- 2018, Joan Casanovas Fortea, Montcroix:
- Els anys a la presó l'han aguerrit i només és amic dels seus amics, la resta són prescindibles.
- The years in prison have hardened him and he is only a friend to his friends, the rest are expendable.
Further reading edit
- “prescindible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
Spanish edit
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): (Spain) /pɾesθinˈdible/ [pɾes.θĩn̪ˈd̪i.β̞le]
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /pɾesinˈdible/ [pɾe.sĩn̪ˈd̪i.β̞le]
- Rhymes: -ible
- Syllabification: pres‧cin‧di‧ble
Adjective edit
prescindible m or f (masculine and feminine plural prescindibles)
Related terms edit
Further reading edit
- “prescindible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014