Portuguese

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Etymology

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From ministério +‎ -ar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /mi.nis.te.ɾiˈa.vew/ [mi.nis.te.ɾɪˈa.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mi.nis.teˈɾja.vew/ [mi.nis.teˈɾja.veʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /mi.niʃ.te.ɾiˈa.vew/ [mi.niʃ.te.ɾɪˈa.veʊ̯], (faster pronunciation) /mi.niʃ.teˈɾja.vew/ [mi.niʃ.teˈɾja.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.vɛl/ [mɨ.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.vɛɫ], (proscribed) /mi.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.vɛl/ [mi.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.vɛɫ]
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /mɨ.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.bɛl/ [mɨ.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.βɛɫ], (proscribed) /mi.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.bɛl/ [mi.niʃ.tɨˈɾja.βɛɫ]

  • Hyphenation: mi‧nis‧te‧ri‧á‧vel

Adjective

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ministeriável m or f (plural ministeriáveis)

  1. (politics) potentially a minister

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