prescindible

Catalan

Etymology

From prescindir +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [pɾə.sinˈdib.blə]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [pɾe.sinˈdi.ble]

Adjective

prescindible m or f (masculine and feminine plural prescindibles)

1. expendable; dispensable

   Antonym: imprescindible

   • 2018, Joan Casanovas Fortea, Montcroix:

     Els anys a la presó l'han aguerrit i només és amic dels seus amics, la resta són prescindibles.

     The years in prison have hardened him and he is only a friend to his friends, the rest are expendable.

Further reading

• “prescindible” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /pɾesθinˈdible/ [pɾes.θĩn̪ˈd̪i.β̞le]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /pɾesinˈdible/ [pɾe.sĩn̪ˈd̪i.β̞le]
• Rhymes: -ible
• Syllabification: pres‧cin‧di‧ble

Adjective

prescindible m or f (masculine and feminine plural prescindibles)

1. expendable; dispensable

Related terms

• imprescindible
• prescindir

 

Further reading

• “prescindible”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10