destrutivo

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin dēstructīvus, from past participle of dēstruere (“to tear down, destroy”) + -īvus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.tɾuˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /d͡ʒis.tɾuˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.tɾuˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /d͡ʒis.tɾuˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /deʃ.tɾuˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /d͡ʒiʃ.tɾuˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /des.tɾuˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

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

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

Adjective

destrutivo (feminine destrutiva, masculine plural destrutivos, feminine plural destrutivas)

1. destructive

Derived terms

• destrutivamente

Related terms

• destruir

Further reading

• “destrutivo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.