adoptif

French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin adoptīvus, from adoptāre (“to adopt”, literally “chose for oneself”), from ad- (“to”) + optāre (“choose, wish”) (from a (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European base *op- (“to choose, prefer”))

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a.dɔp.tif/

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Adjective

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

1. adoptive, by or relating to adoption

Synonyms

• (adopted): adopté

Related terms

• adoptant m
• adopter (verb)
• adoption

Further reading

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