-tivo
Appearance
Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Reinterpretation of Latin -īvus with the /t/ from the participle form of the verbs.
Suffix
[edit]-tivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -tiva, masculine plural -tivos, feminine plural -tivas)
- -ive (adjectival suffix: of the nature of; tending to)
Usage notes
[edit]It's generally added to verb stems but may be added to noun ones. Read the usage notes of -ivo for what may happen in the latter case.
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “-tivo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “-tivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026