instável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin īnstabilis. By surface analysis, in- +‎ estável.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩsˈta.vew/ [ĩsˈta.veʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩʃˈta.vew/ [ĩʃˈta.veʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩʃˈta.vɛl/ [ĩʃˈta.vɛɫ]

Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
Hyphenation: ins‧tá‧vel

Adjective

instável m or f (plural instáveis)

unstable; unsteady (tending to change)
Synonyms: volúvel, inconstante

Antonyms: estável, constante, sólido, firme
unstable; unsteady (tending to collapse)
Antonyms: estável, sólido, firme

Derived terms

instavelmente

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