incapaz
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin incapax. By surface analysis, in- + capaz.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ĩ.kaˈpa(j)s/ [ĩ.kaˈpa(ɪ̯)s]
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ĩ.kaˈpa(j)ʃ/ [ĩ.kaˈpa(ɪ̯)ʃ]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ĩ.kɐˈpaʃ/
- Hyphenation: in‧ca‧paz
Adjective
incapaz m or f (plural incapazes)
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:incapaz.
Related terms
Noun
incapaz m or f by sense (plural incapazes)
Further reading
- “incapaz” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “incapaz”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin incapax. By surface analysis, in- + capaz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inkaˈpaθ/ [ĩŋ.kaˈpaθ] (Spain)
- IPA(key): /inkaˈpas/ [ĩŋ.kaˈpas] (Latin America, Philippines)
Audio (Colombia): (file) - Rhymes: -aθ (Spain)
- Rhymes: -as (Latin America, Philippines)
- Syllabification: in‧ca‧paz
Adjective
incapaz m or f (masculine and feminine plural incapaces)
Related terms
Further reading
- “incapaz”, 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