iniettivo

Italian

Etymology

From iniettare +‎ -ivo. Already attested as Late Latin iniectīvus. Sense 1 is a semantic loan from French injectif.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /i.njetˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: i‧niet‧tì‧vo

Adjective

iniettivo (feminine iniettiva, masculine plural iniettivi, feminine plural iniettive)

  1. (set theory) injective
  2. (rare, relational) injection
    cure iniettivetreatment by injection

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