manipulativo

Portuguese

Etymology

From manipular +‎ -tivo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ni.pu.laˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ni.pu.laˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ma.ni.pu.laˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ni.pu.lɐˈti.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ni.pu.lɐˈti.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /mɐ.ni.pu.lɐˈti.bu/ [mɐ.ni.pu.lɐˈti.βu]

• Hyphenation: ma‧ni‧pu‧la‧ti‧vo

Adjective

manipulativo (feminine manipulativa, masculine plural manipulativos, feminine plural manipulativas)

1. manipulative (who manipulates others)

   Synonym: manipulador

Spanish

Etymology

From manipular +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /manipulaˈtibo/ [ma.ni.pu.laˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: ma‧ni‧pu‧la‧ti‧vo

Adjective

manipulativo (feminine manipulativa, masculine plural manipulativos, feminine plural manipulativas)

1. manipulative

   Synonyms: manipulador, manejador

Further reading

• “manipulativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10