alternativo

Dutch

Etymology

Either from alternatief + -o or a borrowing, in which case Italian alternativo would be a plausible etymon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑl.tər.naːˈti.voː/
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
  • Rhymes: -ivoː
  • (file)

Noun

alternativo m (plural alternativo's, diminutive alternativootje n, feminine alternativa)

  1. (chiefly Belgium, derogatory) Someone who participates in an alternative subculture (e.g. a hipster, emo or punk) and typically has leftist opinions.
    Synonyms: alto, alternatieveling, alternatieve

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [alternaˈtivo]
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

Noun

alternativo (accusative singular alternativon, plural alternativoj, accusative plural alternativojn)

  1. alternative

Galician

Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)

  1. alternative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.ter.naˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧tì‧vo

Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativi, feminine plural alternative)

  1. alternative

Derived terms

Further reading

  • alternativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • alternativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • alternativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • alternativo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • alternativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • alternativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

alternātīvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of alternātīvus

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alternātīvus. By surface analysis, alternar + -tivo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teɦ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.teɾ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teɾ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teɻ.naˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [aʊ̯.teɻ.naˈt͡ʃi.vo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.vu/ [aɫ.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.vu]

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): [awtexnaˈtivu]
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas, not comparable)

  1. alternative (having more than one choice)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French alternatif, from Latin alternātīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alteɾnaˈtibo/ [al̪.t̪eɾ.naˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)

  1. alternative

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: alternatibo

Further reading

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