-ível
Portuguese
editEtymology
editPronunciation
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- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
- Hyphenation: -í‧vel
Suffix
edit-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”)
Usage notes
editVerbs ending in pôr are suffixed using the Latin form pōnere.
Derived terms
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- Portuguese terms derived from Latin
- Portuguese 2-syllable words
- Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ivɛl
- Rhymes:Portuguese/ivɛl/2 syllables
- Portuguese lemmas
- Portuguese suffixes
- Portuguese adjective-forming suffixes
- Portuguese masculine suffixes
- Portuguese feminine suffixes
- Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders