amável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin amābilis (“lovable, worthy of love”).[1] By surface analysis, amar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

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

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

Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
Hyphenation: a‧má‧vel

Adjective

amável m or f (plural amáveis, comparable, comparative mais amável, superlative o mais amável or amabilíssimo)

Derived terms

amavelmente

Related terms

amabilidade

References

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

Further reading

“amável” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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