impermeável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin impermeābilis. By surface analysis, im- +‎ permeável or impermear +‎ -ável. Akin to Galician impermeábel, Galician, Spanish, Catalan, and English impermeable.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.peʁ.meˈa.vew/ [ĩ.peɦ.meˈa.veʊ̯]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /ĩ.peɾ.meˈa.vew/ [ĩ.peɾ.meˈa.veʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.peʁ.meˈa.vew/ [ĩ.peʁ.meˈa.veʊ̯]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.peɻ.meˈa.vew/ [ĩ.peɻ.meˈa.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.pɨɾˈmja.vɛl/ [ĩ.pɨɾˈmja.vɛɫ]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
  • Hyphenation: im‧per‧me‧á‧vel

Adjective

impermeável m or f (plural impermeáveis)

  1. waterproof; watertight (which doesn’t let water in)
    Antonym: permeável

Derived terms

Noun

impermeável m (plural impermeáveis)

  1. raincoat
    Synonym: (Brazil) capa de chuva

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