incomparável

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incomparābilis (“incomparable”), from in- + comparābilis (“comparable”), from comparō (“to compare”), from compar (“equal”), from com- + par.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kõ.paˈɾa.vew/ [ĩ.kõ.paˈɾa.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛl/ [ĩ.kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛl/ [ĩ.kõ.pɐˈɾa.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.kõ.pɐˈɾa.bɛl/ [ĩ.kõ.pɐˈɾa.βɛɫ]

• Hyphenation: in‧com‧pa‧rá‧vel

Adjective

incomparável m or f (plural incomparáveis, not comparable)

1. incomparable

   Incomparáveis são Tuas promessas para mim!

   Thy promises are incomparable for me!

Derived terms

• incomparavelmente

Further reading

• “incomparável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024