útil
Asturian
Etymology
Adjective
- useful (having a practical or beneficial use)
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Catalan
Etymology
Pronunciation
Adjective
útil m or f (masculine and feminine plural útils)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “útil”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ūtilis.
Pronunciation
Adjective
útil m or f (plural útiles)
útil m or f (plural úteis, reintegrationist norm)
Derived terms
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Further reading
- “útil”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
- “útil” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ūtilis.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈu.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈu.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈu.til/ [ˈu.tiɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -util, (Brazil) -ut͡ʃiw
- Hyphenation: ú‧til
Adjective
útil m or f (plural úteis)
- profitable; advantageous
- helpful
- Em que lhe posso ser útil? ― How can I help you? (literally, “How can I be helpful to you?”)
- useful
- Antonym: inútil
- Meu dicionário é muito útil. ― My dictionary is very useful.
- valid
Noun
útil m (plural úteis)
- what is useful
Derived terms
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈutil/ [ˈu.t̪il]
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -util
- Syllabification: ú‧til
Adjective
útil m or f (masculine and feminine plural útiles)
- helpful; useful
- Synonyms: fructífero, provechoso
- Antonyms: inútil, infructuoso, inservible
Derived terms
- idiota útil
- útiles escolares
- útilmente
- vida útil
- voto útil
Related terms
Further reading
- “útil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024