Erective

/ɪˈrɛktɪv/ adjective

Definition

Having the power, function, or tendency to erect or cause to become erect; capable of producing erectness.

Etymology

From 'erect' plus the adjectival suffix '-ive,' which indicates a tendency or capacity. This suffix creates adjectives from verbs meaning 'tending to do X.'

Kelly Says

Medical and anatomical texts use 'erective' to describe tissues and muscles—it's a formal way to discuss biological function that keeps clinical language precise and unsentimental.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
እንደ ነጥብ
en-deh ne-tyb
ARالعربية
مُثْبِت
mu-th-bi-t
BNবাংলা
স্থিত
shthit
CACatalà
erecte
er-EHK-teh
CSČeština
erectilní
er-EHK-teel-nee
DADansk
erektil
er-EHK-teel
DEDeutsch
erektil
er-EHK-teel
ELΕλληνικά
ανδρειακός
an-dree-ah-kos
ESEspañol
eréctil
er-EHK-teel
FAفارسی
انگیختگی
ang-e-kh-teg-ee
FISuomi
erektiili
er-EHK-tee-lee
FRFrançais
érectile
er-EHK-teel
GUGU
સ્થિર
sth-eer
HAHA
kamar
ka-mar
HEעברית
קשה
ka-sheh
HIहिन्दी
उत्थान
ut-thaan
HUMagyar
erektilis
er-EHK-tee-lees
IDBahasa Indonesia
erectif
er-EHK-tif
IGIG
nwere
nwe-reh
ITItaliano
erezione
er-eh-TSEE-oh-neh
JA日本語
勃起性(ぼうきせい)
bo-ki-sei
KKKK
тұрақты
tu-raq-ty
KMKM
ការ
kar
KO한국어
수직
su-jik
MRMR
ठोस
thos
MSBahasa Melayu
tegak
te-gak
MYမြန်မာ
တိုင်
taing
NLNederlands
erectief
er-EHK-tief
NONorsk
erektil
er-EHK-teel
PAPA
ਠੋਸ
thhos
PLPolski
twardy
tvvar-dee
PTPortuguês
erétil
er-EH-teel
RORomână
erectil
er-EHK-teel
RUРусский
эрективный
er-EK-tiv-nyy
SVSvenska
erektil
er-EHK-teel
SWKiswahili
kusima
koo-see-mah
TAதமிழ்
உறுப்பு
urup-pu
TEతెలుగు
కఠినం
ka-thina-m
THไทย
แข็ง
kaen
TLTL
matatag
ma-ta-tag
TRTürkçe
erektil
er-EHK-teel
UKУкраїнська
erected
er-EHK-ted
URاردو
قہری
qah-ree
VITiếng Việt
cứng
kưng
YOYO
tẹ́gbẹ́
teh-gbeh
ZH中文
勃起的
bóqǐ de
ZUZU
ngqondweni
ng-kwon-dweh-nee

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