improvável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin improbābilis. By surface analysis, im- +‎ provável.

Pronunciation

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

 

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɾuˈva.vɛl/ [ĩ.pɾuˈva.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.pɾuˈba.bɛl/ [ĩ.pɾuˈβa.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
• Hyphenation: im‧pro‧vá‧vel

Adjective

improvável m or f (plural improváveis, comparable, comparative mais improvável, superlative o mais improvável or improvabilíssimo)

1. unlikely

Related terms

• provável