ineficiente

Portuguese

Etymology

From in- +‎ eficiente.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ne.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [i.ne.fi.sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /i.ne.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ne.fi.siˈẽ.t͡ʃi/ [i.ne.fi.sɪˈẽ.t͡ʃi], (faster pronunciation) /i.ne.fiˈsjẽ.t͡ʃi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ne.fi.siˈẽ.te/ [i.ne.fi.sɪˈẽ.te], (faster pronunciation) /i.ne.fiˈsjẽ.te/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.nɨ.fiˈsjẽ.tɨ/

• Hyphenation: i‧ne‧fi‧ci‧en‧te

Adjective

ineficiente m or f (plural ineficientes)

1. inefficient

Related terms

• ineficiência

 

Further reading

• “ineficiente”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From in- +‎ eficiente.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /inefiˈθjente/ [i.ne.fiˈθjẽn̪.t̪e]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /inefiˈsjente/ [i.ne.fiˈsjẽn̪.t̪e]
• Rhymes: -ente
• Syllabification: i‧ne‧fi‧cien‧te

Adjective

ineficiente m or f (masculine and feminine plural ineficientes)

1. inefficient

   Antonym: eficiente

Derived terms

• ineficientemente

 

Related terms

• ineficiencia

 

Further reading

• “ineficiente”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28