provável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin probābilis (“that may be proved, credible”), from probāre (“to test, examine”). By surface analysis, provar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

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

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

Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
Hyphenation: pro‧vá‧vel

Adjective

provável m or f (plural prováveis, comparable, comparative mais provável, superlative o mais provável or provabilíssimo)

likely, probable
provable

Derived terms

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