adjetivo

See also: adjetivó

Chavacano

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish adjetivo (“adjective”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adxeˈtibo/, [ad̪.xeˈt̪i.bo]
• Hyphenation: ad‧je‧ti‧vo

Noun

adjetivo

1. adjective

Galician

Adjective

adjetivo (feminine adjetiva, masculine plural adjetivos, feminine plural adjetivas, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of adxectivo

Noun

adjetivo m (plural adjetivos, reintegrationist norm)

1. reintegrationist spelling of adxectivo

Verb

adjetivo

1. (reintegrationist norm) first-person singular present indicative of adjetivar

Further reading

• “adjetivo”, in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (in Galician), 2014–2026

Ibanag

Etymology

From Spanish adjetivo.

Noun

adjetivo

1. (grammar) adjective

References

• Agguiguiammuan tac caguí gasila ó gramática ibanag-castellana ing̃ng̃ua ni P. Fr. Pedro Nolasco de Medio ta órden ni sto domingo. Segunda edición, Manila 1892 (books.google.com)

Ilocano

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʔadheˈtibo/ [ʔɐd.heˈti.bo]
• Hyphenation: ad‧je‧ti‧bo

Noun

adjetivo

1. obsolete spelling of adhetibo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• adjectivo (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒ.ʒeˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /a.d͡ʒi.ʒeˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒ.ʒeˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /a.d͡ʒi.ʒeˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ad͡ʒ.ʒeˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.d͡ʒɛˈti.vu/ [ɐ.ðʒɛˈti.vu], /ɐ.dɨ.ʒɛˈti.vu/ [ɐ.ðɨ.ʒɛˈti.vu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.d͡ʒɛˈti.vu/ [ɐ.ðʒɛˈti.vu], /ɐ.dɨ.ʒɛˈti.vu/ [ɐ.ðɨ.ʒɛˈti.vu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.d͡ʒɛˈti.bu/ [ɐ.ðʒɛˈti.βu], /ɐ.dɨ.ʒɛˈti.bu/ [ɐ.ðɨ.ʒɛˈti.βu]

• Audio (Brazil (Caipira)):

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• Rhymes: -ivu
• Hyphenation: ad‧je‧ti‧vo

Etymology 1

From Latin adiectivus.

Noun

adjetivo m (plural adjetivos)

1. (grammar) adjective (a word that modifies or describes a noun)

Adjective

adjetivo (feminine adjetiva, masculine plural adjetivos, feminine plural adjetivas)

1. (grammar) adjective; adjectival (functioning as an adjective)

Derived terms

• adjetival
• adjetivamente
• adjetivar

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

adjetivo

1. first-person singular present indicative of adjetivar

Further reading

• “adjetivo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “adjetivo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
• “adjectivo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “adjetivo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “adjetivo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “adjetivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adxeˈtibo/ [að̞.xeˈt̪i.β̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: ad‧je‧ti‧vo

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin adjectīvus.

Adjective

adjetivo (feminine adjetiva, masculine plural adjetivos, feminine plural adjetivas)

1. adjectival

   Synonym: adjetival

Derived terms

• locución adjetiva
• oración subordinada adjetiva

Related terms

• adjetival
• adjetivar

Noun

adjetivo m (plural adjetivos)

1. (grammar) adjective (a word that modifies a noun)

Derived terms

• adjetivo atributivo
• adjetivo cardinal
• adjetivo de relación
• adjetivo ordinal
• adjetivo relacional

Etymology 2

Verb

adjetivo

1. first-person singular present indicative of adjetivar

Further reading

• “adjetivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025