ignóbil

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin ignōbilis.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ɡiˈnɔ.biw/ [i.ɡiˈnɔ.biʊ̯], /iɡˈnɔ.biw/ [iɡˈnɔ.biʊ̯]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iɡˈnɔ.bil/ [iɣˈnɔ.βiɫ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /iɡˈnɔ.bil/ [iɣˈnɔ.βiɫ]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /iɡˈnɔ.bil/ [iɡˈnɔ.biɫ]

• Hyphenation: ig‧nó‧bil

Adjective

ignóbil m or f (plural ignóbeis)

1. ignoble

   Synonym: canalha

2. vile
3. abject

Further reading

• “ignóbil”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026