durável

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin dūrābilis. By surface analysis, durar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /duˈɾa.vew/ [duˈɾa.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈɾa.vɛl/ [duˈɾa.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈɾa.vɛl/ [duˈɾa.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /duˈɾa.bɛl/ [duˈɾa.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
• Hyphenation: du‧rá‧vel

Adjective

durável m or f (plural duráveis, comparable, comparative mais durável, superlative o mais durável or durabilíssimo)

1. durable (able to resist decay; lasting; enduring)

   Synonym: duradouro

Derived terms

• duravelmente

Related terms

• durabilidade

Further reading

• “durável”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024