pronounceableadj.

Brit.

/prəˈnaʊnsəbl/, U.S.

/prəˈnaʊnsəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s pronunceabill, 1600s– pronounceable, 1700s– pronouncable (nonstandard).

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pronounce v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < pronounce v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French pronuncible (beginning of the 16th cent.), French prononçable (1611 in Cotgrave; subsequently from 19th cent.). Compare also later pronunciable adj. and the foreign-language forms cited at that entry.

That can be pronounced.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [adjective] > utterance of vocal sound > utterable

pronounceablec1570

slipper1589

pronunciable1649

enunciable1652

effable1668

vocable1861

deliverable1889

c1570 Art of Music (BL Add. 4911) f. 1^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Pronunceabill The figuris and the nottis with certane mesur singabill and pronunceabill.

1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Prononçable, pronounceable.

1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer 15 There is no Name pronounceable by Men or Angels, which can define God as he is.

1743 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe (ed. 2) II. 848 Syllables pronounceable do result from combinations of letters, some of which are mutes, and cannot by themselves be pronounced at all, others but semi-vocal.

1794 J. Wilde Preliminary Lect. Instit. Justinian 52 All the names, strange or familiar, pronounceable or unpronounceable, that can be swept into the pages of a session paper.

1840 R. H. Barham Look at Clock in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 57 Its first syllable, ‘Pen’, Is pronounceable;—then Come two L Ls, and two H Hs, two F Fs, and an N; About half a score Rs, and some Ws follow, Beating all my best efforts at euphony hollow.

1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. iv. 68 A mere succession of consonants, though pronounceable by sufficient effort, would be an indistinct and disagreeable sputter.

1904 H. James Golden Bowl I. xxii. 365 Its name had become but another name, the pronounceable and convenient one, for that supreme sense of things which now throbbed within him.

1975 Nature 6 Feb. 440/1 The resulting letter sequence was still perfectly pronounceable but was not pronounced like any English word.

2005 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 21 Apr. 5 b My strong suspicion is that Ratzinger's pronounceable name was the reason he became Common's pick.

Derivatives

proˌnounceaˈbility n.

ΚΠ

1908 Times 22 Apr. 6/2 Code-makers have recognized the importance of avoiding combinations [of letters] which are of doubtful ‘pronounceability’.

1920 T. E. Rush Port of N.Y. iv. 50 Captain Kidd owes his fame as much to the pronounceability of his name and to his alleged respectability as to genuine piratical performances.

1988 Eng. Today July 38/2 Their pronounceability makes them more like words than other initialisms.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	pronounceable
释义	pronounceableadj. Brit. /prəˈnaʊnsəbl/, U.S. /prəˈnaʊnsəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s pronunceabill, 1600s– pronounceable, 1700s– pronouncable (nonstandard). Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: pronounce v., -able suffix. Etymology: < pronounce v. + -able suffix. Compare Middle French pronuncible (beginning of the 16th cent.), French prononçable (1611 in Cotgrave; subsequently from 19th cent.). Compare also later pronunciable adj. and the foreign-language forms cited at that entry. That can be pronounced. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > [adjective] > utterance of vocal sound > utterable pronounceablec1570 slipper1589 pronunciable1649 enunciable1652 effable1668 vocable1861 deliverable1889 c1570 Art of Music (BL Add. 4911) f. 1^v, in Dict. Older Sc. Tongue at Pronunceabill The figuris and the nottis with certane mesur singabill and pronunceabill. 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Prononçable, pronounceable. 1665 G. Wither Medit. upon Lords Prayer 15 There is no Name pronounceable by Men or Angels, which can define God as he is. 1743 R. Cudworth True Intellect. Syst. Universe (ed. 2) II. 848 Syllables pronounceable do result from combinations of letters, some of which are mutes, and cannot by themselves be pronounced at all, others but semi-vocal. 1794 J. Wilde Preliminary Lect. Instit. Justinian 52 All the names, strange or familiar, pronounceable or unpronounceable, that can be swept into the pages of a session paper. 1840 R. H. Barham Look at Clock in Ingoldsby Legends 1st Ser. 57 Its first syllable, ‘Pen’, Is pronounceable;—then Come two L Ls, and two H Hs, two F Fs, and an N; About half a score Rs, and some Ws follow, Beating all my best efforts at euphony hollow. 1875 W. D. Whitney Life & Growth Lang. iv. 68 A mere succession of consonants, though pronounceable by sufficient effort, would be an indistinct and disagreeable sputter. 1904 H. James Golden Bowl I. xxii. 365 Its name had become but another name, the pronounceable and convenient one, for that supreme sense of things which now throbbed within him. 1975 Nature 6 Feb. 440/1 The resulting letter sequence was still perfectly pronounceable but was not pronounced like any English word. 2005 Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (Nexis) 21 Apr. 5 b My strong suspicion is that Ratzinger's pronounceable name was the reason he became Common's pick. Derivatives proˌnounceaˈbility n. ΚΠ 1908 Times 22 Apr. 6/2 Code-makers have recognized the importance of avoiding combinations [of letters] which are of doubtful ‘pronounceability’. 1920 T. E. Rush Port of N.Y. iv. 50 Captain Kidd owes his fame as much to the pronounceability of his name and to his alleged respectability as to genuine piratical performances. 1988 Eng. Today July 38/2 Their pronounceability makes them more like words than other initialisms. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1570
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