Definitions for arableˈær ə bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ar•a•bleˈær ə bəl(adj.)
capable of producing crops by plowing or tillage:
arable acreage.
Category: Agriculture
(n.)land fit for cultivation.
Category: Agriculture
Origin of arable:
1570–80; < L arābilis=arā(re) to plow +-bilis -ble
ar`a•bil′i•ty(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
arable, cultivable, cultivatable, tillable(adj)
(of farmland) capable of being farmed productively
Wiktionary
arable(Adjective)
suitable for cultivation, such as by ploughing
Origin: arable, from the adjective arabilis, from aro. Confer the English verb ear.
Webster Dictionary
Arable(adj)
fit for plowing or tillage; -- hence, often applied to land which has been plowed or tilled
Arable(noun)
arable land; plow land
Translations for arable
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- bewerkbaarAfrikaans
- صالِح للزِّراعَةArabic
- оренBulgarian
- arávelPortuguese (BR)
- ornýCzech
- bebaubarGerman
- dyrkelig; jordbrugs-Danish
- καλλιεργήσιμοςGreek
- arable, cultivableSpanish
- põllu-Estonian
- قابل کشت؛ زراعیFarsi
- maanviljelykseen sopivaFinnish
- arableFrench
- רָאוּי לְעִיבּוּדHebrew
- कृषियोग्यHindi
- obradivCroatian
- művelhetőHungarian
- bisa ditanamiIndonesian
- ræktanlegurIcelandic
- arabileItalian
- 耕作に適するJapanese
- 경작할 수 있는Korean
- ariamasLithuanian
- aramsLatvian
- tanah suai taniMalay
- akker-Dutch
- dyrkbar; oppdyrketNorwegian
- uprawnyPolish
- قابل کشت؛ زراعیPersian
- د کرلو یا کښت وړ، زراعتیPashto
- arávelPortuguese
- arabilRomanian
- пахотныйRussian
- ornýSlovak
- obdelovalenSlovenian
- obradivSerbian
- odlingsbarSwedish
- เหมาะแก่การเพาะปลูกThai
- tarıma elverişliTurkish
- 適合耕種的，可耕的Chinese (Trad.)
- оранка; рілляUkrainian
- قابل کاشتUrdu
- trồng trọt đượcVietnamese
- 适于耕种的，可耕的Chinese (Simp.)
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