punitivo

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Italian

Etymology

From punire +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pu.niˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: pu‧ni‧tì‧vo

Adjective

punitivo (feminine punitiva, masculine plural punitivi, feminine plural punitive)

  1. punitive

Further reading

  • punitivo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • punitivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • punitivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • punitivo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • punitivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • punitivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From French punitif. By surface analysis, punir +‎ -tivo.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Hyphenation: pu‧ni‧ti‧vo

Adjective

punitivo (feminine punitiva, masculine plural punitivos, feminine plural punitivas)

  1. (law, military) punitive (which punishes; being a punishment)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin punītum +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /puniˈtibo/
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: pu‧ni‧ti‧vo

Adjective

punitivo (feminine punitiva, masculine plural punitivos, feminine plural punitivas)

  1. punitive

Further reading

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