pejoratiu

Catalan

Etymology

From French péjorative (“depreciative, disparaging”), from Late Latin peioratus, past participle of peiorare (“make worse”), from Latin peior (“worse”).

Pronunciation

• (Balearic) IPA^(key): /pə.ʒo.ɾəˈtiw/
• (Central) IPA^(key): /pə.ʒu.ɾəˈtiw/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /pe.d͡ʒo.ɾaˈtiw/
• Rhymes: -iw
• Hyphenation: pe‧jo‧ra‧tiu

Adjective

pejoratiu (feminine pejorativa, masculine plural pejoratius, feminine plural pejoratives)

1. pejorative, derogatory