frágil

See also: fragil and fràgil

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragilis.

Pronunciation

Adjective

frágil m or f (plural frágeis, comparable)

  1. Prone to physically break easily; fragile; frail.
  2. Not comfortable or confident in oneself; insecure.
  3. Having a tendency to change; not stable; unstable.

Inflection
Inflection of frágil
singular plural
masculine feminine masculine feminine
positive frágil frágil frágeis frágeis
comparative mais frágil mais frágil mais frágeis mais frágeis
superlative o mais frágil
fragilíssimo		 a mais frágil
fragilíssima		 os mais frágeis
fragilíssimos		 as mais frágeis
fragilíssimas
augmentative — — — —
diminutive — — — —

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fragilis[1].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɾaxil/

Adjective

frágil (plural frágiles) (superlative fragilísimo)

  1. fragile

References
  1. https://www.scribd.com/doc/157209215/Diccionario-Critico-Etimologico-castellano-C-F-Corominas-Joan-pdf
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