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Galician
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin versātilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
versátil m or f (plural versátiles)
- versatile (that can be turned or changed position easily)
- (literary, figuratively) versatile (that easily changes mood, opinion, etc.)
- versatile (that has varied utility, that can fulfill or adapt to different functions)
- (figuratively) versatile (competent in different things)
Derived terms
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin versātilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
versátil m or f (plural versáteis)
- versatile (capable of doing many things competently)
- versatile (having varied uses or many functions)
- (botany) versatile (said of the anther that oscillates at the end of the thread that supports it)
- (ornithology) versatile (said that the fingers of some birds can turn forwards or backwards, as in the cuckoo)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:versátil.
Derived terms
Further reading
- “versátil”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “versátil”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “versátil” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “versátil”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “versátil”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “versátil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Ultimately from Latin versātilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /beɾˈsatil/
- Rhymes: -atil
- Syllabification: ver‧sá‧til
Adjective
versátil m or f (masculine and feminine plural versátiles)
- versatile
Derived terms
Further reading