ágil
See also: agil, àgil, and ağıl
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agilis (“swift”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈa.ʒiw/ [ˈa.ʒiʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈa.ʒil/ [ˈa.ʒiɫ]
- Hyphenation: á‧gil
Adjective
ágil m or f (plural ágeis)
- agile
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin agilis (“swift”) [1].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈaxil/ [ˈa.xil]
- Rhymes: -axil
- Syllabification: á‧gil
Adjective
ágil (plural ágiles)
- agile
Derived terms
- ágilmente
Related terms
- agilidad
- agilizar
References
- Joan Coromines; José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
Further reading
- “ágil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014