receptivo

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin receptīvus, from Latin receptus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.se.piˈt͡ʃi.vu/ , /ʁe.sepˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.se.piˈt͡ʃi.vu/ , /ʁe.sepˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.sepˈt͡ʃi.vo/ , /ʁe.se.piˈt͡ʃi.vo/
 

  • Hyphenation: re‧cep‧ti‧vo

Adjective

receptivo (feminine receptiva, masculine plural receptivos, feminine plural receptivas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. receptive (able to receive something)
  2. receptive (willing to accept new ideas or concepts)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin receptivus, from Latin receptus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /reθebˈtibo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /resebˈtibo/
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: re‧cep‧ti‧vo

Adjective

receptivo (feminine receptiva, masculine plural receptivos, feminine plural receptivas)

  1. receptive

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