defectivo
Galician
Etymology
From Late Latin dēfectīvus.
Adjective
defectivo m (feminine singular defectiva, masculine plural defectivos, feminine plural defectivas)
- lacking a part
- (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) defective (having only some tenses)
Related terms
- defecto
Further reading
- “defectivo” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Latin
Adjective
dēfectivō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēfectivus
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēfectīvus.
Adjective
defectivo (feminine defectiva, masculine plural defectivos, feminine plural defectivas)
- lacking a part
- (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) defective (having only some tenses)
Related terms
- defeito
Spanish
Etymology
From Late Latin dēfectīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /defeɡˈtibo/ [d̪e.feɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: de‧fec‧ti‧vo
Adjective
defectivo (feminine defectiva, masculine plural defectivos, feminine plural defectivas)
- defective
- Synonyms: defectuoso, imperfecto, falto
Derived terms
- verbo defectivo
Related terms
- defecto
Further reading
- “defectivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014