desportivo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• esportivo (Brazil)

Etymology

From desporto +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.poʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [des.pohˈt͡ʃi.vu], /d͡ʒis.poʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [d͡ʒis.pohˈt͡ʃi.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.poʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [des.pohˈt͡ʃi.vu], /d͡ʒis.poʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [d͡ʒis.pohˈt͡ʃi.vu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /des.poɾˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /d͡ʒis.poɾˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.poʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [deʃ.poχˈt͡ʃi.vu], /d͡ʒiʃ.poʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [d͡ʒiʃ.poχˈt͡ʃi.vu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.poɻˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.puɾˈti.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.puɾˈti.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨʃ.puɾˈti.bu/ [dɨʃ.puɾˈti.βu]

• Hyphenation: des‧por‧ti‧vo

Adjective

desportivo (feminine desportiva, masculine plural desportivos, feminine plural desportivas)

1. (Portugal, relational) sports; sporting

   O Porsche 911 é um tipo de carro desportivo.

   The Porsche 911 is a type of sports car.

2. (Portugal) sporty

Derived terms

• gimnodesportivo
• desportivismo