idóneo

See also: idoneo and idôneo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin idōneus.

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iˈdɔ.nju/ [iˈðɔ.nju], (careful pronunciation) /iˈdɔ.nɨ.u/ [iˈðɔ.nɨ.u]

• Rhymes: -ɔnju, (careful pronunciation) -ɔnɨu
• Hyphenation: i‧dó‧ne‧o

Adjective

idóneo (feminine idónea, masculine plural idóneos, feminine plural idóneas)

1. European Portuguese standard spelling of idôneo.

Derived terms

• idoneamente

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin idōneus. Cognate with English idoneous.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /iˈdoneo/ [iˈð̞o.ne.o]
• Rhymes: -oneo
• Syllabification: i‧dó‧ne‧o

Adjective

idóneo (feminine idónea, masculine plural idóneos, feminine plural idóneas)

1. suitable, fitting

   Synonyms: adecuado, apropiado

2. ideal

   Synonym: ideal

Related terms

• idoneidad

 

Further reading

• “idóneo”, 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