letivo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lectivo (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

From Latin lectus +‎ -ivo, from the past participle of legō (“to read”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /leˈt͡ʃi.vu/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /lɛˈti.vu/

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

• Hyphenation: le‧ti‧vo

Adjective

letivo (feminine letiva, masculine plural letivos, feminine plural letivas)

1. (relational) school

Derived terms

• letivamente

References

• “letivo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “letivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024