admirable

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English admyrable, partly from Middle French admirable and partly from its etymon, Latin admirābilis. By surface analysis, admire +‎ -able. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈæd.məɹ.ə.bəl/ (Philippines) or (nonstandard) IPA(key): /ædˈmaɪ.ɹə.bəl/ === Adjective === admirable (comparative more admirable, superlative most admirable) Deserving of the highest esteem or admiration; estimable. Good or heroic. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === References === == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin admirābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [əm.miˈɾab.blə] IPA(key): (Valencia) [am.miˈɾa.ble] Rhymes: -ablə, -able === Adjective === admirable m or f (masculine and feminine plural admirables) admirable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “admirable” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962. “admirable” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. “admirable”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “admirable”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Inherited from Middle French admirable, borrowed from Latin admirābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ad.mi.ʁabl/ === Adjective === admirable (plural admirables) admirable ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “admirable”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Galician == === Alternative forms === admirábel === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin admirābilis. === Adjective === admirable m or f (plural admirables) admirable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “admirable”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Middle French == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin admirābilis. === Adjective === admirable m or f (plural admirables) admirable ==== Descendants ==== French: admirable == Scots == === Adjective === admirable (comparative mair admirable, superlative maist admirable) admirable === References === Eagle, Andy, ed. (2016) The Online Scots Dictionary, Scots Online. == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin admirābilis. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /admiˈɾable/ [að̞.miˈɾa.β̞le] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: ad‧mi‧ra‧ble === Adjective === admirable m or f (masculine and feminine plural admirables) admirable ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Further reading ==== “admirable”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 == Tagalog == === Etymology === Borrowed from Spanish admirable, from Latin admirābilis. === Pronunciation === (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔadmiˈɾable/ [ʔɐd̪.mɪˈɾaː.blɛ] Rhymes: -able Syllabification: ad‧mi‧ra‧ble === Adjective === admirable (Baybayin spelling ᜀᜇ᜔ᜋᜒᜇᜊ᜔ᜎᜒ) admirable Synonyms: kahanga-hanga, kapuri-puri, kaibig-ibig ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “admirable”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025 “admirable”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018 Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 12