Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin retrōspectus +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation edit

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vu], /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.spe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.ʃpekˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [ˌχɛ.tɾo.ʃpekˈt͡ʃi.vu], /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.ʃpe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [ˌχɛ.tɾo.ʃpe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌʁɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [ˌhɛ.tɾo.spekˈt͡ʃi.vo]

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: re‧tros‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective edit

retrospectivo (feminine retrospectiva, masculine plural retrospectivos, feminine plural retrospectivas) (Brazilian spelling, superseded in European Portuguese)

  1. retrospective (examining or contemplating the past)

Further reading edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin retrōspectus +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /retɾospeɡˈtibo/ [re.t̪ɾos.peɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: re‧tros‧pec‧ti‧vo

Adjective edit

retrospectivo (feminine retrospectiva, masculine plural retrospectivos, feminine plural retrospectivas)

  1. retrospective

Derived terms edit

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