-ível

ivel ível i-vel I-vel í-vel Í-vel Ivel Portuguese Alternative forms pt -ible Beira Northern Portugal Etymology pt :uder la:-ibilis + 1 Pronunciation pt ivew Brazil ivɛl Portugal 2 pt -í vel Suffix -able, -ible; pt -ável pt abolir to abolish abolível abolishable pt compor to compose componível composable pt esquecer to forget esquecível forgettable Usage notes This form is generally appended to 2nd- and 3rd-conjugation verb stems and, in some cases, to Latin stems, such as those of verbs ending in -por, -ter, and -ver (respectively -pon-, from pt la pono; -ten-, from pt la teneo; and -ven-, from pt la venio). Some words ending in -ível are descended directly from Latin instead of being formed from a stem and a suffix. Derived terms pt Further reading