risível

Portuguese

Etymology

From Late Latin rīsibilis, from rīsus + -ibilis, from the perfect passive participle of rīdeō (“to laugh”).[1][2]

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzi.vew/ [hiˈzi.veʊ̯]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁiˈzi.vew/ [χiˈzi.veʊ̯]

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

Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
Hyphenation: ri‧sí‧vel

Adjective

risível m or f (plural risíveis)

laughable; risible; ludicrous (deserving contemptuous laughter)

References

“risível” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
“risível” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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