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Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin dēfectīvus.
Adjective
defectivo (feminine defectiva, masculine plural defectivos, feminine plural defectivas)
- lacking a part
- (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) defective (having only some tenses)
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Latin
Adjective
dēfectivō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēfectivus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēfectīvus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /de.fekˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /de.fekˈt͡ʃi.vo/, /de.fe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vo/
- Hyphenation: de‧fec‧ti‧vo
Adjective
defectivo (feminine defectiva, masculine plural defectivos, feminine plural defectivas)
- lacking a part
- (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) defective (having only some tenses)
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin dēfectīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /defeɡˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: de‧fec‧ti‧vo
Adjective
defectivo (feminine defectiva, masculine plural defectivos, feminine plural defectivas)
- defective
- Synonyms: defectuoso, imperfecto, falto
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