Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin permeābilis. By surface analysis, permear +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.meˈa.vew/ [peɦ.meˈa.veʊ̯], /peʁ.miˈa.vew/ [peɦ.mɪˈa.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /peʁˈmja.vew/ [peɦˈmja.veʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾ.meˈa.vew/ [peɾ.meˈa.veʊ̯], /peɾ.miˈa.vew/ [peɾ.mɪˈa.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /peɾˈmja.vew/ [peɾˈmja.veʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁ.meˈa.vew/ [peʁ.meˈa.veʊ̯], /peʁ.miˈa.vew/ [peʁ.mɪˈa.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /peʁˈmja.vew/ [peʁˈmja.veʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peɻ.meˈa.vew/ [peɻ.meˈa.veʊ̯]
 

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: per‧me‧á‧vel

Adjective edit

permeável m or f (plural permeáveis)

  1. permeable
    Antonym: impermeável