fordable
adjective
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Pronunciation: /ˈfɔːdəb(ə)l/
adj
Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Indo-European *pértus Proto-Germanic *furduz Proto-West Germanic *furdu Old English ford English ford Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English fordable From ford + -able.
- Able to be forded.
“There, if you are in luck, you will find the tide out and the place fordable dryshod for a man on a horse.”
“However, there were a number of fordable spots in the vicinity.”