aushaltbar

/ˈaʊ̯shaltbaːɐ̯/

adjective C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Adj Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Meaning

  1. bearable

    Built from aushalten (to bear) + -bar (-able).

    • Die Hitze war kaum aushaltbar.

      The heat was hardly bearable.

Made of

  • aushalten to bear
  • -bar -able

Similar words

erträglich

Near-total synonyms for "bearable"; erträglich is the more common, standard word, aushaltbar is more colloquial.

Practice

1 What does aushaltbar mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Hitze war kaum ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aushaltbar?

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