durável
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin dūrābilis. By surface analysis, durar + -ável.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /duˈɾa.vew/ [duˈɾa.veʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /duˈɾa.vɛl/ [duˈɾa.vɛɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
- Hyphenation: du‧rá‧vel
Adjective
durável m or f (plural duráveis, comparable, comparative maisdurável, superlative o maisdurável or durabilíssimo)
- durable (able to resist decay; lasting; enduring)
- Synonym: duradouro
Derived terms
- duravelmente
Related terms
- durabilidade
Further reading
- “durável” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.