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Italian
Etymology
From Latin compulsus + -ivo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kom.pulˈsi.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: com‧pul‧sì‧vo
Adjective
compulsivo (feminine compulsiva, masculine plural compulsivi, feminine plural compulsive)
- (psychology) compulsive
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Derived terms
Further reading
- compulsivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- compulsivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- compulsìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- compulsivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- compulsivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin compulsus + -ivo.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ivu
- Hyphenation: com‧pul‧si‧vo
Adjective
compulsivo (feminine compulsiva, masculine plural compulsivos, feminine plural compulsivas)
- (psychology, etc.) compulsive
Derived terms
Noun
compulsivo m (plural compulsivos)
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Further reading
- “compulsivo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
- “compulsivo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
- “compulsivo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “compulsivo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
- “compulsivo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
- “compulsivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin compulsus + -ivo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kompulˈsibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: com‧pul‧si‧vo
Adjective
compulsivo (feminine compulsiva, masculine plural compulsivos, feminine plural compulsivas)
- (psychology, etc.) compulsive
Derived terms
Further reading