adoptivo

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Galician

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin adoptīvus.

Adjective

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

  1. adoptive
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Latin

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Adjective

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adoptīvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of adoptīvus

Portuguese

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Adjective

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

  1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of adotivo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin adoptīvus.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

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

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