comparável
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin comparābilis (“comparable”). By surface analysis, comparar + -ável.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /kõ.paˈɾa.vew/ [kõ.paˈɾa.veʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛl/ [kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /kõ.pɐˈɾa.bɛl/ [kõ.pɐˈɾa.βɛɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
- Hyphenation: com‧pa‧rá‧vel
Adjective
comparável m or f (plural comparáveis)
- similar, comparable (which may be compared (to))
- Synonyms: parecido, similar, semelhante, símil
- Antonym: incomparável
Derived terms
- comparavelmente
- incomparável
Related terms
- comparabilidade
- comparação
- comparado
- comparar
- comparativo
Further reading
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