defectivo

Galician

Etymology

From Late Latin dēfectīvus.

Adjective

defectivo (feminine defectiva, masculine plural defectivos, feminine plural defectivas)

1. lacking a part
2. (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) defective (having only some tenses)

Related terms

• defecto

Further reading

• “defectivo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Latin

Adjective

dēfectivō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēfectivus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin dēfectīvus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.fe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /de.fekˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.fe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vu/, /de.fekˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.fekˈt͡ʃi.vo/, /de.fe.kiˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.fɨˈkti.vu/

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

• Hyphenation: de‧fec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

defectivo (feminine defectiva, masculine plural defectivos, feminine plural defectivas)

1. lacking a part
2. (grammar, of a lexeme, especially a verb) defective (having only some tenses)

Related terms

• defeito

Further reading

• “defectivo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
• “defectivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

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)

1. defective

   Synonyms: defectuoso, imperfecto, falto

Derived terms

• número defectivo
• verbo defectivo

Related terms

• defecto

Further reading

• “defectivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025