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)

  1. agile
    Synonym: lesto

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin agilis (“swift”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈaxil/ [ˈa.xil]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -axil
  • Syllabification: á‧gil

Adjective

ágil m or f (masculine and feminine plural ágiles)

  1. agile

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A[ntonio] Pascual (1983–1991) “ágil”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic Etymological Dictionary] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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