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Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin -ibilis.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
- Hyphenation: -í‧vel
Suffix
-ível m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -íveis)
- 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