Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin friābilis.[1][2]

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fɾiˈa.vew/ [fɾɪˈa.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɾja.vew/ [ˈfɾja.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾiˈa.vɛl/ [fɾiˈa.vɛɫ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɾja.vɛl/ [ˈfɾja.vɛɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fɾiˈa.bɛl/ [fɾiˈa.βɛɫ], (faster pronunciation) /ˈfɾja.bɛl/ [ˈfɾja.βɛɫ]

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

Adjective

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friável m or f (plural friáveis)

  1. friable

Derived terms

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References

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  1. ^ friável”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 20032024
  2. ^ friável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 20082024