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estable

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Asturian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin stabilis.

Adjective

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estable m or f by sense (estables)

  1. stable
    Antonym: inestable
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Catalan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Latin stabilis.

Adjective

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estable m or f (masculine and feminine plural estables)

  1. stable
    Antonym: inestable
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin stab(u)lum. Cf. the feminine doublet establa.

Noun

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estable m (plural estables)

  1. stable (building)
    Synonym: quadra
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Galician

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Attestted since the 13th century (estavil, estabil, estabele). From Old Galician-Portuguese, from Latin stabilis.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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estable m or f (plural estables)

  1. stable
    Antonym: inestable
    • 1266, A. Rodríguez González, J. A. Rey Caiña, editors, Tumbo de Lorenzana. Transcripción y estudio, Estudios Mindonienses, 8, page 173:
      esta carta uos mandamus fazer firme et estauil por sempre iamays
      this charter we command you to make firm and stable forevermore

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References

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Middle French

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Etymology

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From Old French estable.

Noun

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estable f (plural estables)

  1. stable (place for keeping animals)

Descendants

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  • French: étable

Occitan

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Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Borrowed from Old Occitan estable, from Latin stabilis.

Adjective

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estable m (feminine singular establa, masculine plural estables, feminine plural establas)

  1. stable
    Antonym: inestable
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Etymology 2

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Inherited from Latin stab(u)lum.

Noun

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estable m (plural estables)

  1. stable (building)

Old French

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Alternative forms

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Etymology 1

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    From Latin stab(u)lum. Variable feminine gender reflects the Latin plural stab(u)la.

    Noun

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    estable oblique singularm or f (oblique plural estables, nominative singular estables, nominative plural estable)

    1. stable (place for keeping animals)
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    Descendants
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    Etymology 2

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      Borrowed from Latin stabilis.

      Adjective

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      estable m (oblique and nominative feminine singular estable)

      1. stable (relatively unchanging)
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      Spanish

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      Pronunciation

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      • IPA(key): /esˈtable/ [esˈt̪a.β̞le]
      • Rhymes: -able
      • Syllabification: es‧ta‧ble

      Etymology 1

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      Inherited from Old Spanish estabile, from Latin stabilis. Morphologically equivalent to estar +‎ -able.

      Adjective

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      estable m or f (masculine and feminine plural estables)

      1. stable
        Synonym: asentado
        Antonym: inestable
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      Etymology 2

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        See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

        Verb

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        estable

        1. inflection of establir:
          1. third-person singular present indicative
          2. second-person singular imperative

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