apreensivo

Portuguese

Etymology

From Medieval Latin apprehensīvus, from apprehensus, perfect passive participle of apprehendō (“to apprehend, understand, learn”) + -īvus (“-ive”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vu/, /a.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vu/ [a.pɾɪ.ẽˈsi.vu], (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈsi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vu/, /a.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vu/ [a.pɾɪ.ẽˈsi.vu], (faster pronunciation) /a.pɾjẽˈsi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /a.pɾe.ẽˈsi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vu/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.vu/, (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.bu/ [ɐ.pɾi.ẽˈsi.βu], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.bu/ [ɐ.pɾjẽˈsi.βu]

Adjective

apreensivo (feminine apreensiva, masculine plural apreensivos, feminine plural apreensivas)

1. apprehensive, worried

Further reading

• “apreensivo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025