formatiu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fōrmātīvus. Compare also French formatif.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [fur.məˈtiw]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [for.məˈtiw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [foɾ.maˈtiw]
• Rhymes: -iw

Adjective

formatiu (feminine formativa, masculine plural formatius, feminine plural formatives)

1. (relational) formation; growth; formative
2. educational (relating to education)

   Synonym: educatiu

Related terms

• formar

Further reading

• “formatiu” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
• “formatiu” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua.
• “formatiu”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025
• “formatiu”, 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