-ável

See also: avel

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese -avel, from Latin -ābilis. Compare -able in various other languages.

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.vew/ [ˈa.veʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.vɛl/ [ˈa.vɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl, (Brazil) -avew

Suffix

-ável m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -áveis)

  1. -able, used to form adjectives from 1st-conjugation verbs
    ‎cantar (“to sing”) + ‎-ável → ‎cantável (“singable”)
    ‎aumentar (“to increase”) + ‎-ável → ‎aumentável (“increasable”)

Usage notes
  • Some words ending in -ável are descended directly from Latin as opposed to being formed from a stem and a suffix.

Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -ável
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