lectivo

Portuguese

Adjective

lectivo (feminine lectiva, masculine plural lectivos, feminine plural lectivas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (until Brazil 1943/Portugal 1990) of letivo. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lēctus, from Latin legō (“to read”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leɡˈtibo/ [leɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: lec‧ti‧vo

Adjective

lectivo (feminine lectiva, masculine plural lectivos, feminine plural lectivas)

1. (relational) teaching, school, schooling

   el año lectivo ― the school year

Further reading

• “lectivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28