Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin respectīvus, from Latin respectus (compare respeito).

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁes.pe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [hes.pe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu], /ʁes.pekˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [hes.pekˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁeʃ.pe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [χeʃ.pe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu], /ʁeʃ.pekˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [χeʃ.pekˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁes.pekˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [hes.pekˈt͡ʃi.vo], /ʁes.pe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [hes.pe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vo]

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: res‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective edit

respectivo (feminine respectiva, masculine plural respectivos, feminine plural respectivas) (Brazilian spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. respective
  2. own; personal

Further reading edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin respectivus, from Latin respectus (compare respeto).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /respeɡˈtibo/ [res.peɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: res‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective edit

respectivo (feminine respectiva, masculine plural respectivos, feminine plural respectivas)

  1. respective

Further reading edit