inefável
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ineffābilis.[1][2]
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.neˈfa.vew/ [i.neˈfa.veʊ̯]
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nɨˈfa.vɛl/ [i.nɨˈfa.vɛɫ]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /i.nɨˈfa.bɛl/ [i.nɨˈfa.βɛɫ]
- Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
- Hyphenation: i‧ne‧fá‧vel
Adjective
inefável m or f (plural inefáveis)
- ineffable (beyond expression)
References
- ^ “inefável”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- ^ “inefável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025