suscetível

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• susceptível (pre-1990 spelling)
• susceptivel (pre-standardization spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin susceptibilis, from Latin susceptus, from suscipiō.

Pronunciation

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /suʃ.sɛˈti.vɛl/ [suʃ.sɛˈti.vɛɫ], /su.ʃɛˈti.vɛl/ [su.ʃɛˈti.vɛɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /suʃ.sɛˈti.vɛl/ [suʃ.sɛˈti.vɛɫ], /su.ʃɛˈti.vɛl/ [su.ʃɛˈti.vɛɫ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): (careful pronunciation) /suʃ.sɛˈti.bɛl/ [suʃ.sɛˈti.βɛɫ], /su.ʃɛˈti.bɛl/ [su.ʃɛˈti.βɛɫ]

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -ivɛl
• Hyphenation: sus‧ce‧tí‧vel

Adjective

suscetível m or f (plural suscetíveis)

1. susceptible
2. sensitive

Derived terms

• suscetibilidade