expletivo

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Portuguese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Latin expletīvus.

Pronunciation[edit]

 

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: ex‧ple‧ti‧vo

Adjective[edit]

expletivo (feminine expletiva, masculine plural expletivos, feminine plural expletivas)

  1. (grammar) expletive (performing a syntactic role but contributing nothing to meaning)

Noun[edit]

expletivo m (plural expletivos)

  1. (grammar) expletive (word that performs a syntactic role but contributes nothing to meaning)
    Synonym: expletiva

Further reading[edit]

Spanish[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin expletīvus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /eɡspleˈtibo/ [eɣ̞s.pleˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: ex‧ple‧ti‧vo

Adjective[edit]

expletivo (feminine expletiva, masculine plural expletivos, feminine plural expletivas)

  1. (grammar) expletive (performing a syntactic role but contributing nothing to meaning)
    Synonym: expletiva

Further reading[edit]