aprensiu

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin apprehēnsīvus, from apprehēnsus, perfect passive participle of apprehendō (“to apprehend, understand, learn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ə.pɾənˈsiw]
• IPA^(key): (Valencian) [a.pɾenˈsiw]
• Rhymes: -iw

Adjective

aprensiu (feminine aprensiva, masculine plural aprensius, feminine plural aprensives)

1. apprehensive, anxious

Derived terms

• desaprensiu

Related terms

• aprendre
• aprensió

Further reading

• “aprensiu” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.