hábil

See also: habil

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin habilis (“suitable, skillful”).

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈa.biw/ [ˈa.biʊ̯]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈa.bil/ [ˈa.βiɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -abil, (Brazil) -abiw
• Hyphenation: há‧bil

Adjective

hábil m or f (plural hábeis)

1. skilled
2. deft, skillful

Derived terms

• habilidade
• habilmente
• inábil

 

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin habilis (“suitable, skillful”). Cognate with English able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈabil/ [ˈa.β̞il]
• Rhymes: -abil
• Syllabification: há‧bil

Adjective

hábil m or f (masculine and feminine plural hábiles, superlative habilísimo)

1. able, capable

   Synonym: capaz

2. deft, skillful

   Synonyms: diestro, mañoso

3. suitable, adequate

   Synonyms: apropiado, indicado, adecuado

Antonyms

• inhábil
• torpe

 

Derived terms

• día hábil
• hábilmente

 

Related terms

• habilidad
• habilitar

 

Further reading

• “hábil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10