protective

English

Etymology

protect +‎ -ive

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /pɹɛtɛktɪv/, /pɹoʊtɛktɪv/
Rhymes: -ɛktɪv

Adjective

protective (comparative more protective, superlative most protective)

Serving, intended or wishing to protect.

Derived terms

protective custody

Translations

serving, intended or wishing to protect

Azerbaijani: qoruyucu
Czech: ochranný (cs)
Finnish: suoja-, suojaava (fi), turvaava
French: protecteur (fr)
German: Schutz- (de)
Hebrew: הגנתי‎‎

Italian: protettivo (it)
Portuguese: protetor (pt), protetivo (pt)
Russian: защи́тный (ru) (zaščítnyj), охра́нный (ru) (oxránnyj)
Spanish: protector (es)
Welsh: amddiffynol

Noun

protective (plural protectives)

(Britain) Something that protects.
A condom.

Translations

Something that protects

Finnish: suoja (fi)
Romanian: protector (ro) m

Spanish: protector (es) (sports)

A condom

Finnish: kondomi (fi)

Portuguese: preservativo (pt) m

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