respeitável

Portuguese

Etymology

Either semi-learned borrowing from Latin respectābilis, or more recently derived from verb respeitar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation
 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁes.pejˈta.vew/ [hes.peɪ̯ˈta.veʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeʃ.pejˈta.vew/ [χeʃ.peɪ̯ˈta.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʃ.pɐjˈta.vɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.pɐjˈta.vɛɫ]
    • (Central Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʃ.pejˈta.vɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.pejˈta.vɛɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨʃ.peˈta.vɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.peˈta.vɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: res‧pei‧tá‧vel

Adjective

respeitável m or f (plural respeitáveis)

  1. respectable
  2. reputable
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