pejoratiu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from French péjorative (depreciative, disparaging), from Late Latin peiōrātus, perfect passive participle of Latin peiōrō (make worse), from peior (worse).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [pə.ʒu.ɾəˈtiw]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [pə.ʒo.ɾəˈtiw]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [pe.d͡ʒo.ɾaˈtiw]
  • Rhymes: -iw
  • Hyphenation: pe‧jo‧ra‧tiu

Adjective

pejoratiu (feminine pejorativa, masculine plural pejoratius, feminine plural pejoratives)

  1. pejorative, derogatory
    Synonym: despectiu

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