brisable

adjective

formed from briser, from Old French bruisier, from Latin brisare, from Gaulish *brissô ('to shatter'), related to Old Irish brissim ('I shatter'), Breton bresk ('fragile'), Latin friabilis ('friable'), to which the suffix -able, from Latin -abilis, is added.

Definition

Synonyms

cassablefragmentable

Antonym

incassable

Plural

brisables

Translations

  • englishenglish:frangible
  • chinesechinese:易破的
  • italianitalian:frale
  • portugueseportuguese:quebradiço

See also

brisée (cn.) bris (cn.) brisant (adj.) brisé (adj.) brisement (cn.) briser (v.) briseur (cn.) brisure (cn.) brisables (adj.) imbrisable (adj.) briseuse (cn.)