impermeável
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin impermeābilis. By surface analysis, im- + permeável or impermear + -ável. Akin to Galician impermeábel, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and English impermeable.
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
- Hyphenation: im‧per‧me‧á‧vel
Adjective edit
impermeável m or f (plural impermeáveis)
- waterproof; watertight (which doesn’t let water in)
- Antonym: permeável
Derived terms edit
Noun edit
impermeável m (plural impermeáveis)