irrespirável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin irrespirabile. By surface analysis, ir- +‎ respirável.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /i.ʁes.piˈɾa.vew/ [i.hes.piˈɾa.veʊ̯]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /i.ʁeʃ.piˈɾa.vew/ [i.χeʃ.piˈɾa.veʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /i.ʁɨʃ.piˈɾa.vɛl/ [i.ʁɨʃ.piˈɾa.vɛɫ]

  • Hyphenation: ir‧res‧pi‧rá‧vel

Adjective

irrespirável m or f (plural irrespiráveis)

  1. unbreathable
  2. (figurative) intolerable

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