incrível

Portuguese

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin incrēdibilis or adapted based on crível. By surface analysis, in- +‎ crível. Piecewise doublet of incredível.

Cognate with Galician incríbel, Spanish increíble, Catalan increïble, French incroyable, Occitan incredible, Italian incredibile, and English incredible.

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: in‧crí‧vel

Adjective

incrível m or f (plural incríveis, comparable, comparative mais incrível, superlative o mais incrível or incredibilíssimo)

1. noncredible, uncredible

   Synonyms: incredível, inacreditável

2. incredible, amazing
3. incredible, wonderful

   Synonym: maravilhoso

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:incrível.