formidável

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin formīdābilis.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.miˈda.vew/ [foɦ.miˈda.veʊ̯]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /foʁ.miˈda.vew/ [foɦ.miˈda.veʊ̯]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /foɾ.miˈda.vew/ [foɾ.miˈda.veʊ̯]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /foʁ.miˈda.vew/ [foʁ.miˈda.veʊ̯]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /foɻ.miˈda.vew/ [foɻ.miˈda.veʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾ.miˈda.vɛl/ [fuɾ.miˈða.vɛɫ]

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

Adjective

formidável m or f (plural formidáveis)

1. fantastic; great; amazing

Derived terms

• formidavelmente

Further reading

• “formidável” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.