adjectiu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adiectīvum.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.d͡ʒəkˈtiw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [a.d͡ʒekˈtiw]

• Audio (Catalonia):

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• Rhymes: -iw

Adjective

adjectiu (feminine adjectiva, masculine plural adjectius, feminine plural adjectives)

1. adjective (incapable of independent function)
2. adjectival (pertaining to the part of speech)
3. (chemistry) adjective (of a dye that needs the use of a mordant)

Derived terms

• adjectivament

Noun

adjectiu m (plural adjectius)

1. adjective (a part of speech)

Further reading

• “adjectiu”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
• “adjectiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “adjectiu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “adjectiu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.

Occitan

Etymology

From Latin adiectīvum.

Pronunciation

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Noun

adjectiu m (plural adjectius)

1. (grammar) adjective