"-ável" meaning in Portuguese

See -ável in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Suffix

IPA: /ˈa.vew/ [Brazil], [ˈa.veʊ̯] [Brazil], /ˈa.vɛl/ [Portugal], [ˈa.vɛɫ] [Portugal], /ˈa.vɛl/ [Portugal], [ˈa.vɛɫ] [Portugal], /ˈa.bɛl/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˈa.βɛɫ] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: -áveis [plural]
Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl, (Brazil) -avew Etymology: From Old Galician-Portuguese -avel, from Latin -ābilis. Compare -able in various other languages. Etymology templates: {{inh|pt|roa-opt|-avel}} Old Galician-Portuguese -avel, {{inh|pt|la|-ābilis}} Latin -ābilis, {{m|en|-able}} -able Head templates: {{pt-adj}} -ável m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -áveis)
  1. -able, used to form adjectives from 1st-conjugation verbs Tags: feminine, masculine, morpheme Synonyms: -ível Related terms: -abilidade
    Sense id: en--ável-pt-suffix-oaCJT65X Categories (other): Portuguese entries with incorrect language header, Portuguese suffixes with multiple genders

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "ipa": "/ˈa.vɛl/",
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      "ipa": "[ˈa.vɛɫ]",
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.bɛl/",
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        "Portuguese terms with IPA pronunciation",
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      "ipa": "/ˈa.vɛl/",
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    },
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