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Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin adoptīvus.
Adjective
adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)
- adoptive
Further reading
Latin
Adjective
adoptīvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of adoptīvus
Portuguese
Pronunciation
Adjective
adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)
- (Brazil, rare) Alternative form of adotivo
- (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/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: a‧dop‧ti‧vo
Adjective
adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)
- foster, adoptive (providing parental care to unrelated children)
- foster (receiving such care)
Further reading