protective

English

Etymology

protect +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pɹɛtɛktɪv/, /pɹoʊtɛktɪv/
• Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

protective (comparative more protective, superlative most protective)

1. serving, intended or wishing to protect

   The fighter dropped into a protective stance.

   The castle's moat served a protective function.

   Mother bears are famously protective of their cubs.

Derived terms

• atheroprotective
• autoprotective
• bioprotective
• bronchoprotective
• cardioprotective
• cerebroprotective
• chemoprotective
• chondroprotective
• cryoprotective
• cytoprotective
• excitoprotective
• gastroprotective
• genoprotective
• hepatoprotective
• hyperprotective
• immunoprotective
• myeloprotective
• nephroprotective
• neuroprotective
• nonprotective
• osmoprotective
• osteoprotective
• otoprotective
• overprotective
• photoprotective
• protective custody
• protectively
• protectiveness
• radioprotective
• renoprotective
• semiprotective
• seroprotective
• superprotective
• thermoprotective
• thromboprotective
• ultraprotective
• unprotective
• uroprotective
• vasculoprotective
• vasoprotective

 

Translations

serving, intended or wishing to protect

• Azerbaijani: qoruyucu
• Czech: ochranný (cs)
• Finnish: suoja-, suojaava (fi), turvaava
• French: protecteur (fr)
• German: Schutz- (de)
• Hebrew: הגנתי
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Irish: fálach
• Italian: protettivo (it)
• Portuguese: protetor (pt), protetivo (pt)
• Russian: защи́тный (ru) (zaščítnyj), охра́нный (ru) (oxránnyj)
• Spanish: protector (es)
• Welsh: amddiffynol

Noun

protective (plural protectives)

1. (British) Something that protects.
2. A condom.

Translations

Something that protects

• Finnish: suoja (fi)
• Romanian: protector (ro) m
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Spanish: protector (es) (sports)

A condom

• Finnish: kondomi (fi)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Portuguese: preservativo (pt) m