dúctil

Catalan

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ductilis, from dūcō (“to lead, guide, conduct”).

Pronunciation

Adjective

dúctil m or f (masculine and feminine plural dúctils)

  1. ductile
  2. malleable
    Synonym: mal·leable
  3. (figuratively) tractable, docile, easily-led
    Synonyms: flexible, dòcil

Derived terms

  • ductilitat

Further reading

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈduk.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈduk.t͡ʃiʊ̯]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈdu.ktil/ [ˈdu.ktiɫ]

  • Hyphenation: dúc‧til

Adjective

dúctil m or f (plural dúcteis)

  1. ductile

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ductilis, from dūcō (“to lead, guide, conduct”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈduɡtil/ [ˈd̪uɣ̞.t̪il]
  • Rhymes: -uɡtil
  • Syllabification: dúc‧til

Adjective

dúctil m or f (masculine and feminine plural dúctiles)

  1. ductile
  2. malleable
    Synonym: maleable
  3. (figuratively) malleable; docile, gullible
    Synonyms: acomodadizo, condescendiente

Derived terms

Further reading

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