expletivo

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Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Latin expletīvus.

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: ex‧ple‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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expletivo (feminine expletiva, masculine plural expletivos, feminine plural expletivas)

  1. (grammar) expletive (performing a syntactic role but contributing nothing to meaning)

Noun

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expletivo m (plural expletivos)

  1. (grammar) expletive (word that performs a syntactic role but contributes nothing to meaning)
    Synonym: expletiva

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin expletīvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /eɡspleˈtibo/ [eɣ̞s.pleˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: ex‧ple‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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expletivo (feminine expletiva, masculine plural expletivos, feminine plural expletivas)

  1. (grammar) expletive (performing a syntactic role but contributing nothing to meaning)
    Synonym: expletiva

Further reading

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