esportiva

Esportiva is the feminine form of the Portuguese adjective esportivo, meaning related to sport or athletics. It is used to describe things associated with sports, physical activity, or athletic competition. Common uses include clothing, equipment, events, and organizations. Examples include roupa esportiva (athletic wear), linha esportiva (sports line), and equipe esportiva (sports team). When the noun is masculine, the masculine form esportivo is used, as in carro esportivo (sports car).

The term is widely used in Brazilian Portuguese and in other Portuguese-speaking contexts. In European Portuguese, the corresponding feminine form is usually desportiva, though esportiva appears in certain marketing phrases or in Brazilian-origin usage that has been adopted internationally. Both forms share the same semantic field and are sometimes used interchangeably in borrowed brand names or promotional language.

Etymology and scope: esportiva derives from esporte, the word for sport, with the derivational suffix -iva to indicate relation or belonging. As an adjective, esportiva can modify feminine nouns across domains such as fashion, nutrition, design, and media, reflecting a broad association with athletic or performance-oriented concepts. It is not typically used as a standalone noun; instead it functions to qualify other nouns, with gender and number concordance determined by the modified noun.