respeitável

Portuguese

Etymology

Either semi-learned borrowing from Latin respectābilis, or more recently derived from verb respeitar ‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁes.pejˈta.vew/ [hes.peɪ̯ˈta.veʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʁes.pejˈta.vew/ [hes.peɪ̯ˈta.veʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʁeʃ.pejˈta.vew/ [χeʃ.peɪ̯ˈta.veʊ̯]

 

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

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃ.pɐjˈta.vɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.pɐjˈta.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃ.pejˈta.bɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.pejˈta.βɛɫ]
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃ.pejˈta.vɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.pejˈta.vɛɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʁɨʃ.peˈta.vɛl/ [ʁɨʃ.peˈta.vɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
• Hyphenation: res‧pei‧tá‧vel

Adjective

respeitável m or f (plural respeitáveis)

1. respectable
2. reputable