adoptivo

Galician

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adoptīvus.

Adjective

adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)

1. adoptive

Related terms

• adoptar

Further reading

• “adoptivo” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Latin

Adjective

adoptīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of adoptīvus

Portuguese

Adjective

adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of adotivo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adoptīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /adobˈtibo/ [a.ð̞oβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: a‧dop‧ti‧vo

Adjective

adoptivo (feminine adoptiva, masculine plural adoptivos, feminine plural adoptivas)

1. foster, adoptive (providing parental care to unrelated children)
2. foster (receiving such care)

Related terms

• adopción
• adoptar

 

Further reading

• “adoptivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014