alterable

See also: altérable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

English alter

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 alterable

From alter + -able.

Adjective

alterable (comparative more alterable, superlative most alterable)

1. Capable of being changed; changeable; mutable.

Antonyms

• inalterable
• unalterable

Derived terms

• alterableness
• alterably

Translations

capable of being changed

• Catalan: alterable
• French: altérable (fr)
• Galician: alterábel (gl), alterable (gl)
• Manx: so-cheaghley
• Portuguese: alterável (pt), mudável (pt), modificável
• Romanian: schimbabil m, alterabil (ro) m

Noun

alterable (plural alterables)

1. Something that can be altered; a variable.

Related terms

• alterability

Anagrams

• Albert Lea, alertable, relatable

Spanish

Etymology

From alterar +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alteˈɾable/ [al̪.t̪eˈɾa.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -able
• Syllabification: al‧te‧ra‧ble

Adjective

alterable m or f (masculine and feminine plural alterables)

1. alterable

   Antonym: inalterable

Derived terms

• alterabilidad
• inalterable

Further reading

• “alterable”, 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