somministrabile

Italian

Etymology

From somministrare (“to administer”) +‎ -abile.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /som.mi.niˈstra.bi.le/
• Rhymes: -abile
• Hyphenation: som‧mi‧ni‧strà‧bi‧le

Adjective

somministrabile (plural somministrabili)

1. capable of being administered or given to another person; administrable

   A questo punto il vaccino non è somministrabile a bambini.

   At this point, the vaccine cannot be administered to children.

Usage notes

• somministrabile and amministrabile are generally not synonymous. The first relates to administration (of a drug, food, etc.) to another person, whereas the second implies management of an object, company, etc.