suficiente

Galician

Etymology

From Latin sufficiēns.

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sufiˈθjɛnte/ [s̺u.fiˈθjɛn̪.t̪ɪ]

• IPA^(key): (standard) /sufiˈθjɛnte/ [s̺u.fiˈθjɛn̪.t̪ɪ]
• IPA^(key): (seseo) /sufiˈsjɛnte/ [su.fiˈsjɛn̪.t̪ɪ]

• Rhymes: -ɛnte
• Hyphenation: su‧fi‧cien‧te

Adjective

suficiente m or f (plural suficientes)

1. sufficient; enough

   Antonym: insuficiente

   Anque unha sola representación non é suficiente pra poder formar xuício.

   Even a single representation is not enough to form a judgement.

Derived terms

• autosuficiente
• suficientemente

Related terms

• suficiencia

Further reading

• “suficiente”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026
• Seoane, Ernesto Xosé González; Granja, María Álvarez de la; Agrelo, Ana Isabel Boullón (2006–2022), “suficiente”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval [Dictionary of dictionaries of Medieval Galician] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Barreiro, Xavier Varela; Guinovart, Xavier Gómez (2006–2018), “suficiente”, in Corpus Xelmírez: corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval [Corpus Xelmírez: linguistic corpus of Medieval Galicia] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “suficiente”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• sufficiente (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sufficientem, present participle of sufficiō.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [su.fi.sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /su.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [su.fi.sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /su.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /su.fi.siˈẽ.te/ [su.fi.sɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /su.fiˈsjẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /su.fiˈsjẽ.tɨ/

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• Hyphenation: su‧fi‧ci‧en‧te

Adjective

suficiente m or f (plural suficientes)

1. sufficient; enough

   Synonyms: bastante, que chega

   Antonym: insuficiente

   Você tem comida suficiente? ― Do you have enough food?

Derived terms

• autossuficiente
• suficientemente

Related terms

• insuficiente
• suficiência

Noun

suficiente m (plural suficientes)

1. enough (a sufficient amount)

   Isso é o suficiente. ― This is enough.

Further reading

• “suficiente”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “suficiente”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sufficientem, present participle of sufficiō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sufiˈθjente/ [su.fiˈθjẽn̪.t̪e] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /sufiˈsjente/ [su.fiˈsjẽn̪.t̪e] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: su‧fi‧cien‧te

Adjective

suficiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural suficientes)

1. sufficient, enough

   Synonym: bastante

   Antonym: insuficiente

Derived terms

• autosuficiente
• como si no fuera suficiente
• suficientemente

Related terms

• suficiencia

Further reading

• “suficiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025