Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

Learned borrowing from Latin apprehēnsibilis.[1][2] Piecewise doublet of apreendível.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vew/ [a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.veʊ̯], /a.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vew/ [a.pɾɪ.ẽˈsi.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈsi.vew/ [a.pɾjẽˈsi.veʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vew/ [a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vɛl/ [ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vɛɫ], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.vɛl/ [ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.vɛɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.bɛl/ [ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.βɛɫ], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.bɛl/ [ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.βɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
  • Hyphenation: a‧pre‧en‧sí‧vel

Adjective edit

apreensível m or f (plural apreensíveis)

  1. apprehensible (able to be apprehended)
    Synonym: (uncommon) apreendível

References edit