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incompetente.

incompetent (lacking normally expected degree of ability)

12 characters5 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

adj/ĩ.kõ.peˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ĩ.kõ.pɨˈtẽ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. incompetent (lacking normally expected degree of ability)

    feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin competēns Latin incompetentembor. Portuguese incompetente Borrowed from Latin incompetentem.

noun/ĩ.kõ.peˈtẽ.t͡ʃi/Brazil/ĩ.kõ.pɨˈtẽ.tɨ/Portugal
  1. an incompetent person

    by-personal-gender · feminine · masculine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in- Latin competēns Latin incompetentembor. Portuguese incompetente Borrowed from Latin incompetentem.

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