afetivo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• afectivo (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin affectīvus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.feˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.feˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.feˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.fɛˈti.vu/

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

• Hyphenation: a‧fe‧ti‧vo

Adjective

afetivo (feminine afetiva, masculine plural afetivos, feminine plural afetivas)

1. affective (relating to, resulting from, or influenced by the emotions)
2. affective; emotional

   Synonym: emocional

Related terms

• afeto

Further reading

• “afetivo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “afetivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024