preceptivo
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin praeceptīvus, from praeceptum. By surface analysis, precepto + -ivo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾeθebˈtibo/ [pɾe.θeβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
- IPA(key): /pɾesebˈtibo/ [pɾe.seβ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o] (Latin America, Philippines)
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: pre‧cep‧ti‧vo
Adjective
preceptivo (feminine preceptiva, masculine plural preceptivos, feminine plural preceptivas)
Further reading
- “preceptivo”, 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