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Portuguese
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin obligātōrius (“obligatory”). By surface analysis, obrigar + -tório.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.bɾi.ɡaˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.bɾi.ɡaˈtɔ.ɾju/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.bɾi.ɡaˈtɔ.ɾi.u/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.bɾi.ɡaˈtɔ.ɾju/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.bɾi.ɡaˈtɔ.ɾi.o/ , (faster pronunciation) /o.bɾi.ɡaˈtɔ.ɾjo/
- Rhymes: -ɔɾiu, (faster pronunciation) -ɔɾju
- Hyphenation: o‧bri‧ga‧tó‧ri‧o
Adjective
obrigatório (feminine obrigatória, masculine plural obrigatórios, feminine plural obrigatórias, not comparable)
- mandatory; obligatory
- Synonyms: mandatório, obrigativo
- Antonyms: opcional, optativo
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