adoptif

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adoptīvus, from adoptō (“to adopt”, literally “to choose for oneself”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.dɔp.tif/

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Adjective

adoptif (feminine adoptive, masculine plural adoptifs, feminine plural adoptives)

1. (relational) adoption; adoptive

Related terms

• adopté
• adopter
• adoption

Further reading

• “adoptif”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012

Indonesian

Etymology

From Dutch adoptief, from French adoptif, from Latin adoptīvus, from adoptāre (“to adopt”, literally “chose for oneself”).

Pronunciation

• (Standard Indonesian) IPA^(key): /aˈdoptif/ [aˈdop̚.t̪ɪf]
• Rhymes: -optif
• Syllabification: a‧dop‧tif

Adjective

adoptif (comparative lebih adoptif, superlative paling adoptif)

1. adoptive
2. (government) of the transfer of an affair, it is carried out by law which contains the condition that the transfer is only realized in respect of regions which declare their ability to accept the affair.

Related terms

• adopsi

Further reading

• “adoptif”, in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia [Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016
• S Effendi; Adi Sunaryo; Koentamdi; Julius Habib; Suparlan (1979), Daftar Istilah Administrasi [Glossary of Administrative Terms] (in Indonesian), Jakarta: Pusat Pembinaan dan Pengembangan Bahasa, Departemen Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan