dáblio

See also: dâblio

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• dâblio
• dábliu

Etymology

Borrowed from English double-u.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈda.blju/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈda.bli.u/ [ˈda.βli.u], (faster) /ˈda.blju/ [ˈda.βlju]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈda.bli.u/ [ˈda.βli.u], (faster) /ˈda.blju/ [ˈda.βlju]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈda.bli.u/, (faster) /ˈda.blju/

• Hyphenation: dá‧bli‧o

Noun

dáblio m (plural dáblios)

1. The name of the Latin script letter W/w.

   Synonyms: duplo vê, vê dobrado

Usage notes

• While rare in Brazil, dâblio with a closed A is more far common in Portugal than dáblio. Both forms are standard in both territories per the 1990 Orthographic Agreement.

See also

• (Latin-script letter names) letra; á, bê, cê, dê, é, efe, gê / guê, agá, i, jota, cá / capa, ele, eme, ene, ó, pê, quê, erre, esse, tê, u, vê, dáblio, xis, ípsilon, zê

Further reading

• “dáblio”, in Dicionário Infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “dáblio”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026