contável

Portuguese

Etymology

From contar +‎ -ável.

Pronunciation

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

 

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

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

• Rhymes: (Portugal) -avɛl
• Hyphenation: con‧tá‧vel

Adjective

contável m or f (plural contáveis)

1. countable (capable of being counted, having a quantity)

   Synonym: enumerável

2. (mathematics, of a set) countable (having a bijection with a subset of the natural numbers)
3. (grammar, of a noun) countable (able to be used in the plural)

Derived terms

• incontável