arável
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin arābilis.[1] By surface analysis, arar + -ável.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /aˈɾa.vew/ [aˈɾa.veʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɾa.vɛl/ [ɐˈɾa.vɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐˈɾa.bɛl/ [ɐˈɾa.βɛɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
- Hyphenation: a‧rá‧vel
Adjective
arável m or f (plural aráveis)
- (agriculture, of land) arable (suitable for cultivation)
References
- ^ “arável”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025