adoptivo

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin adoptīvus.

Adjective

adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)

  1. adoptive

Further reading

Latin

Adjective

adoptīvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of adoptīvus

Portuguese

Adjective

adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)

  1. (European Portuguese spelling) Pre-reform spelling (used until 1990) of adotivo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adoptīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adobˈtibo/ [a.ð̞oβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: a‧dop‧ti‧vo

Adjective

adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)

  1. foster, adoptive (providing parental care to unrelated children)
  2. foster (receiving such care)

Further reading

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