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Portuguese
Etymology
From Medieval Latin apprehensīvus, from apprehensus, perfect passive participle of apprehendō (“to apprehend, understand, learn”) + -īvus (“-ive”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vu/, /a.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vu/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈsi.vu/
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vu/, /a.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vu/ , (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈsi.vu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vu/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.vu/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vu/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.vu/
Adjective
apreensivo (feminine apreensiva, masculine plural apreensivos, feminine plural apreensivas)
- apprehensive, worried
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