incrível

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin incrēdibilis or adapted based on crível. By surface analysis, in- +‎ crível. Piecewise doublet of incredível.

Cognate with Galician incríbel, Spanish increíble, Catalan increïble, French incroyable, Occitan incredible, Italian incredibile, and English incredible.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩˈkɾi.vew/ [ĩˈkɾi.veʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈkɾi.vɛl/ [ĩˈkɾi.vɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩˈkɾi.bɛl/ [ĩˈkɾi.βɛɫ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
Hyphenation: in‧crí‧vel

Adjective

incrível m or f (plural incríveis, comparable, comparative mais incrível, superlative o mais incrível or incredibilíssimo)

noncredible, uncredible
Synonyms: incredível, inacreditável
incredible, amazing
incredible, wonderful
Synonym: maravilhoso

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:incrível.

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