"adoptif" meaning in French

See adoptif in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /a.dɔp.tif/ Audio: Fr-adoptif.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-Mecanautes-adoptif.wav [France], LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-adoptif.wav [France, Lyon] Forms: adoptive [feminine], adoptifs [masculine, plural], adoptives [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin adoptīvus, from adoptō (“to adopt”, literally “to choose for oneself”). Etymology templates: {{bor+|fr|la|adoptīvus}} Borrowed from Latin adoptīvus Head templates: {{fr-adj}} adoptif (feminine adoptive, masculine plural adoptifs, feminine plural adoptives)
  1. (relational) adoption; adoptive Tags: relational Related terms: adopté, adopter, adoption
    Sense id: en-adoptif-fr-adj-dKvHtRsJ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 74 0 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 64 0 36

Inflected forms

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