retentivo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin retentīvus, from Latin retentus. Doublet of ritentivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /re.tenˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: re‧ten‧tì‧vo

Adjective

retentivo (feminine retentiva, masculine plural retentivi, feminine plural retentive)

1. (physics) retentive

Derived terms

• retentività

Related terms

• ritenere
• ritenzione

Anagrams

• triveneto

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin retentīvus, from Latin retentus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /retenˈtibo/ [re.t̪ẽn̪ˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: re‧ten‧ti‧vo

Adjective

retentivo (feminine retentiva, masculine plural retentivos, feminine plural retentivas)

1. retentive

Related terms

• retención
• retener

 

Further reading

• “retentivo”, 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