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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin effectīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ef.fetˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: ef‧fet‧tì‧vo
Adjective
effettivo (feminine effettiva, masculine plural effettivi, feminine plural effettive)
- efficacious
- Antonyms: inefficace, inutile
- effective, real
- Antonyms: ineffettivo, inefficace, inutile, incapace (person)
- permanent (tenure)
- Antonym: provvisorio
- regular (troops)
- Antonym: irregolare
Derived terms
Noun
effettivo m (plural effettivi)
- permanent staff
- strength (military numbers)
- sum total
Further reading
- effettivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana