respectivo

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Medieval Latin respectīvus, from Latin respectus (compare respeito).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁes.pe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/ , /ʁes.pekˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeʃ.pe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/ , /ʁeʃ.pekˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁes.pekˈt͡ʃi.vo/ , /ʁes.pe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vo/

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: res‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

respectivo (feminine respectiva, masculine plural respectivos, feminine plural respectivas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. respective
  2. own; personal

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Spanish

Etymology

From Medieval Latin respectivus, from Latin respectus (compare respeto).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /respeɡˈtibo/
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: res‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

respectivo (feminine respectiva, masculine plural respectivos, feminine plural respectivas)

  1. respective

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