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 maisprovável, superlative o maisprovável or provabilíssimo)
- likely, probable
- provable
Derived terms
- improvável
- provavelmente