supletivo

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin suppletīvus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /su.pleˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /su.pleˈt͡ʃi.vo/
 

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: su‧ple‧ti‧vo

Adjective

supletivo (feminine supletiva, masculine plural supletivos, feminine plural supletivas)

  1. suppletive (that supplies or completes)
  2. (grammar) suppletive (said of the linguistic element that can complete a defective paradigm)

Noun

supletivo m (plural supletivos)

  1. (Brazil) intensive course that grants equivalence to a high school diploma

Further reading

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