duradouro

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• duradoiro

Etymology

From durar +‎ -douro.^[1]

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /du.ɾaˈdo(w).ɾu/ [du.ɾaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /du.ɾaˈdo(w).ɾu/ [du.ɾaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /du.ɾaˈdo(w).ɾo/ [du.ɾaˈdo(ʊ̯).ɾo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /du.ɾɐˈdo(w).ɾu/ [du.ɾɐˈðo(w).ɾu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /du.ɾɐˈdo(w).ɾu/ [du.ɾɐˈðo(w).ɾu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /du.ɾɐˈdow.ɾu/ [du.ɾɐˈðow.ɾu]
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /du.ɾɐˈdo.ɾu/ [du.ɾɐˈðo.ɾu]

• Hyphenation: du‧ra‧dou‧ro

Adjective

duradouro (feminine duradoura, masculine plural duradouros, feminine plural duradouras, comparable, comparative mais duradouro, superlative o mais duradouro or duradouríssimo)

1. long-lived (having a long lifespan)

   A arte é duradoura, mas a vida é breve. ― Art is long, life is short.

References

1. “duradouro”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024