disponible

See also: dispoñible

English

Etymology

From French disponible and similar words in related languages.

Adjective

disponible

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Available.
    • 2009, Lucy Wadham, The Secret Life of France, Faber & Faber, →ISBN, page 22:
      'Well, I'm not disponible.' During that dinner with Laurent, then, he had got the idea that I was available.

Usage notes

  • Generally an error made by non-native speakers. Available is about 3,000 times more common.[1]

References

Asturian

Adjective

disponible (epicene, plural disponibles)

  1. available

Catalan

Etymology

From dispondre, an alternative form of disposar (to have available) + -ible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central, Balearic) [dis.puˈnib.blə]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [dis.poˈni.ble]
  • (file)

Adjective

disponible m or f (masculine and feminine plural disponibles)

  1. available
    Antonym: indisponible

Derived terms

Further reading

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dispōnibilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dis.pɔ.nibl/
  • (file)

Adjective

disponible (plural disponibles)

  1. available (pour for, à to)

Derived terms

Further reading

Norwegian Bokmål

Adjective

disponible

  1. definite singular of disponibel
  2. plural of disponibel

Norwegian Nynorsk

Adjective

disponible

  1. definite singular of disponibel
  2. plural of disponibel

Spanish

Etymology

From disponer (to have available) + -ible.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dispoˈnible/ [d̪is.poˈni.β̞le]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -ible
  • Syllabification: dis‧po‧ni‧ble

Adjective

disponible m or f (masculine and feminine plural disponibles)

  1. available

Derived terms

Further reading

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