Word Sums (6)
ab + omin + able --> abominable
ab + omin + ably --> abominably
ab + omin + ate --> abominate
ab + omin + ate + ion --> abomination
omin + ous --> ominous
omin + ous + ly --> ominously
abominable meaning (adjective):
- Deserving or causing disgust
- Very disagreeable or unpleasant
Word Sum Hypothesis:
abominable → ab + omin + able
Prefix: ab- meaning from Latin: “source, origin, relation to, in consequence of”
Bound Base: omin, stem of Latin <omen> “foreboding”
Suffix: -able, meaning from French / Latin: “full of, causing”
Related Words (Word Family):
abominable
abominably
abominate
abomination
ominous
ominously
Sounds that matter:
Final silent <e> marks syllabicity of <l> in final <le>: buckle, handle, steeple, table
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