-ível

• -ible (Beira, Northern Portugal)

From Latin -ibilis.

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ivew, (Portugal) -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: -í‧vel

-ível m or f (adjective-forming suffix, plural -íveis)

1. -able, -ible; alternative form of -ável

   ‎abolir (“to abolish”) + ‎-ível → ‎abolível (“abolishable”)

   ‎compor (“to compose”) + ‎-ível → ‎componível (“composable”)

   ‎esquecer (“to forget”) + ‎-ível → ‎esquecível (“forgettable”)

• This form is generally appended to 2nd- and 3rd-conjugation verb stems and, in some cases, to Latin stems, such as those of verbs ending in -por, -ter, and -ver (respectively -pon-, from Latin pono; -ten-, from Latin teneo; and -ven-, from Latin venio).
• Some words ending in -ível are descended directly from Latin instead of being formed from a stem and a suffix.