-ível

See also: ivel, ível, i-vel, I-vel, í-vel, and Í-vel

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin -ibilis.

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: -í‧vel

Suffix

-ível m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -íveis)

1. Alternative form of -ável (“able”), used to form adjectives from 2nd- and 3rd-conjugation verbs

   ‎mover (“to move”) + ‎-ível → ‎movível (“moveable”)

   ‎esquecer (“to forget”) + ‎-ível → ‎esquecível (“forgetable”)

   ‎transpor (“to transpose, to transverse”) + ‎-ível → ‎transponível (“transposable, transversable”)

   ‎dispor (“to dispose, to arrange”) + ‎-ível → ‎disponível (“available”)

Usage notes

Verbs ending in pôr are suffixed using the Latin form pōnere.

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ível