durabel

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German

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dūrābilis.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /duˈʁaːbl̩/
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Adjective

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durabel (strong nominative masculine singular durabler, comparative durabler, superlative am durabelsten)

  1. (formal) durable
    Synonyms: beständig, dauerhaft, haltbar
    • 1909 [1901], Thomas Mann, Buddenbrooks [] [1], Berlin: Deutsche Buch-Gemeinschaft, →OCLC, page 251:
      Es lag etwas davon in dem bequemen Schnitt und dem wolligen, durablen Stoff seines Anzuges, in der breiten und soliden Eleganz seiner Stiefel und in der Art, wie sein rotblonder, starker Schnurrbart mit etwas säuerlichem Ausdruck ihm über den Mund hing.
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Declension

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Further reading

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  • durabel” in Duden online
  • durabel” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache

Swedish

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Adjective

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durabel (not comparable)

  1. (rare) durable
    Synonyms: varaktig, hållbar

Declension

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Inflection of durabel
Indefinite Positive Comparative Superlative2
Common singular durabel
Neuter singular durabelt
Plural durabla
Masculine plural3 durable
Definite Positive Comparative Superlative
Masculine singular1 durable
All durabla
1) Only used, optionally, to refer to things whose natural gender is masculine.
2) The indefinite superlative forms are only used in the predicative.
3) Dated or archaic

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