invectiva

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin invectīva (ōrātiō) "(speech) brought in [against someone or something]", from invectus (brought in, carried in).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [im.bəkˈti.βə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [iɱ.vəkˈti.və]
  • IPA(key): (Valencia) [iɱ.vekˈti.va]

Noun

invectiva f (plural invectives)

  1. invective, tirade, diatribe
    Synonym: diatriba

Further reading

French

Pronunciation

Verb

invectiva

  1. third-person singular past historic of invectiver

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

invectiva f (plural invectivas)

  1. offense, verbal aggression
    Synonyms: ofensa, injúria

Etymology 2

Verb

invectiva

  1. inflection of invectivar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French invectiver.

Verb

a invectiva (third-person singular present invectivează, past participle invectivat) 1st conjugation

  1. to insult

Conjugation

Spanish

Adjective

invectiva f (plural invectivas)

  1. invective (insulting, abusive, or highly critical language)

Further reading