ineficaz

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inefficācem.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ne.fiˈka(j)s/ [i.ne.fiˈka(ɪ̯)s]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ne.fiˈka(j)s/ [i.ne.fiˈka(ɪ̯)s]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /i.ne.fiˈka(j)ʃ/ [i.ne.fiˈka(ɪ̯)ʃ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.nɨ.fiˈkaʃ/

• Hyphenation: i‧ne‧fi‧caz

Adjective

ineficaz m or f (plural ineficazes)

1. ineffective

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inefficāx.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /inefiˈkaθ/ [i.ne.fiˈkaθ]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /inefiˈkas/ [i.ne.fiˈkas]
• (Spain) Rhymes: -aθ
• (Latin America) Rhymes: -as
• Syllabification: i‧ne‧fi‧caz

Adjective

ineficaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural ineficaces)

1. ineffective

   Antonym: eficaz

Derived terms

• ineficazmente

 

Related terms

• ineficacia

 

Further reading

• “ineficaz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014