-ível
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈi.vew/ [ˈi.veʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈi.vɛl/ [ˈi.vɛɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
- Hyphenation: -í‧vel
Suffix
-ível m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -íveis)
- Alternative form of -ável (“able”), used to form adjectives from 2nd- and 3rd-conjugation verbs
- mover (“to move”) + -ível → movível (“moveable”)
- esquecer (“to forget”) + -ível → esquecível (“forgetable”)
- transpor (“to transpose, to transverse”) + -ível → transponível (“transposable, transversable”)
- dispor (“to dispose, to arrange”) + -ível → disponível (“available”)
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -ível
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