admirável

See also: admiravel

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin admīrābilis. Compare Galician, Spanish, Catalan, French, and English admirable. By surface analysis, admirar + -ável

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa.vew/ [a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa.veʊ̯], /ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa.vew/ [ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa.veʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa.vew/ [ad͡ʒ.miˈɾa.veʊ̯], /a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa.vew/ [a.d͡ʒi.miˈɾa.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.dmiˈɾa.vɛl/ [ɐ.ðmiˈɾa.vɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: ad‧mi‧rá‧vel

Adjective

admirável m or f (plural admiráveis)

  1. admirable (worthy of being admired)
    Antonyms: detestável, execrável, reprovável

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