German

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Etymology

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Derived from the verb tragen: trag- (carry) +‎ -bar (-able)

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtʁaːkbaːɐ̯/
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  • Hyphenation: trag‧bar

Adjective

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tragbar (strong nominative masculine singular tragbarer, comparative tragbarer, superlative am tragbarsten)

  1. portable (able to be carried)
    Synonym: portabel
  2. wearable (able to be worn)
  3. sufferable, bearable
    Synonym: erträglich
    Antonym: untragbar
  4. (finance, chiefly in the negative) supportable (able to be funded)
    Antonym: untragbar

Declension

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Further reading

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  • tragbar” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • tragbar” in Duden online
  • tragbar” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon