afetivo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- afectivo (pre-1990 spelling)
- affectivo (pre-reform spelling)
Etymology
Semi-learned borrowing from Latin affectīvus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.feˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.feˈt͡ʃi.vo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fɛˈti.vu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.fɛˈti.bu/ [ɐ.fɛˈti.βu]
- Hyphenation: a‧fe‧ti‧vo
Adjective
afetivo (feminine afetiva, masculine plural afetivos, feminine plural afetivas)
- affective (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions)
- affective; emotional
- Synonym: emocional
Related terms
Further reading
- “afetivo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “afetivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025