perceptivo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Formed from Latin perceptus + -ivo, based on French perceptif, or borrowed from Medieval Latin perceptīvus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.sepˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [peh.sepˈt͡ʃi.vu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /peɾ.sepˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /peʁ.sepˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [peχ.sepˈt͡ʃi.vu]
- (Caipira) IPA(key): /peɻ.sepˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /peʁ.sepˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [peh.sepˈt͡ʃi.vo]
- Rhymes: -ivu
- Hyphenation: per‧cep‧ti‧vo
Adjective
perceptivo (feminine perceptiva, masculine plural perceptivos, feminine plural perceptivas) (Brazilian Portuguese spelling)
- perceptive (having perception: insight, understanding or intuition)
- Synonym: perspicaz
Related terms
Further reading
- “perceptivo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “perceptivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
Formed from Latin perceptus + -ivo, based on French perceptif, or borrowed from Medieval Latin perceptivus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /peɾθebˈtibo/ [peɾ.θeβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /peɾsebˈtibo/ [peɾ.seβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: per‧cep‧ti‧vo
Adjective
perceptivo (feminine perceptiva, masculine plural perceptivos, feminine plural perceptivas)
- perceptive (having perception: insight, understanding or intuition)
- Synonym: perspicaz
- perceptual
- Synonym: perceptual
Related terms
Further reading
- “perceptivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025