See also: avel

Portuguese edit

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Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

 

Suffix edit

-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 edit

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

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