"suave" meaning in Portuguese

See suave in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /suˈa.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈswa.vi/ [Brazil], /ˈswa.vɨ/ [Portugal], /ˈswa.bɨ/ [Northern, Portugal], [ˈswa.βɨ] [Northern, Portugal] Forms: suaves [plural]
Rhymes: -avi, -avɨ Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Italic *suādwus Proto-Italic *swāwis Latin suāvisbor. Portuguese suave Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”). Etymology templates: {{ety|pt|:bor|la:suāvis<t:sweet, pleasant>|text=+|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *sweh₂d- Proto-Indo-European *-us Proto-Indo-European *swéh₂dus Proto-Italic *suādwus Proto-Italic *swāwis Latin suāvisbor. Portuguese suave [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "sweet, pleasant", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*swāwis", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*suādwus", "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*sweh₂d-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" }, { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-us", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*swéh₂dus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "suāvis", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Portuguese", "term" : "suave", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "pt" }" data-lang="pt" data-title="suave"> Borrowed from Latin suāvis (“sweet, pleasant”). Head templates: {{pt-adj}} suave m or f (plural suaves)
  1. soft, smooth Tags: feminine, masculine Synonyms: macio, liso
    Sense id: en-suave-pt-adj-FyPTGLwV
  2. gentle, mild Tags: feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-suave-pt-adj-Vdtl6pDp
  3. (Brazil, colloquial) fine, okay Tags: Brazil, colloquial, feminine, masculine
    Sense id: en-suave-pt-adj-8BOmSvMb Categories (other): Brazilian Portuguese, Pages with 6 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymology trees, Pages with etymon, Portuguese entries with etymology texts, Portuguese entries with etymology trees, Portuguese entries with etymon, Portuguese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Pages with 6 entries: 19 2 0 3 24 25 3 7 0 3 11 1 2 2 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 23 1 0 2 20 21 5 11 0 2 13 0 1 1 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymology trees: 25 3 0 5 6 4 6 24 0 4 16 1 3 3 0 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 25 2 0 4 6 4 4 28 0 4 17 1 2 3 0 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology texts: 3 24 73 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymology trees: 3 24 73 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with etymon: 4 16 80 Disambiguation of Portuguese entries with incorrect language header: 2 22 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: suavizar Related terms: suavidade, suavizante

Inflected forms

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