dúctil

Portuguese

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈduk.t͡ʃiw/ [ˈduk.t͡ʃiʊ̯]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈdu.ktil/ [ˈdu.ktiɫ]

Hyphenation: dúc‧til

Adjective

dúctil m or f (plural dúcteis)

ductile

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ductilis, from dūcō (“to lead, guide, conduct”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈduɡtil/ [ˈd̪uɣ̞.t̪il]
Rhymes: -uɡtil
Syllabification: dúc‧til

Adjective

dúctil (plural dúctiles)

ductile
malleable
Synonym: maleable
(figuratively) malleable; docile, gullible
Synonyms: acomodadizo, condescendiente

Derived terms

ductilidad

Related terms

ducto

Further reading

“dúctil”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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