acidental

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin accidentālis. By surface analysis, acidente +‎ -al.

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.si.dẽˈtaw/ [a.si.dẽˈtaʊ̯]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.si.dẽˈtal/ [ɐ.si.ðẽˈtaɫ]
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.si.dẽˈta.li/ [ɐ.si.ðẽˈta.li]

  • Rhymes: (Portugal) -al, (Brazil) -aw
  • Hyphenation: a‧ci‧den‧tal

Adjective

acidental m or f (plural acidentais)

  1. accidental
    Synonyms: casual, fortuito, imprevisto

Derived terms