furtivo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fūrtīvus (stolen), from fūrtum (theft), from fūr (thief).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /furˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: fur‧tì‧vo

Adjective

furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivi, feminine plural furtive)

  1. stolen, related to a theft
    merce di provenienza furtivamanubial goods
  2. thievish, furtive, stealthy
  3. sly

Derived terms

Further reading

  • furtivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

fūrtīvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fūrtīvus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (stolen), from fūrtum (theft), from fūr (thief).

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /fuʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [fuhˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fuɾˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fuʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [fuχˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fuɻˈt͡ʃi.vo/
 

  • Hyphenation: fur‧ti‧vo

Adjective

furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)

  1. furtive; stealthy
  2. furtive (exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy)
    caçador furtivopoacher (literally, “furtive hunter”)

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (stolen), from fūrtum (theft), from fūr (thief).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /fuɾˈtibo/ [fuɾˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: fur‧ti‧vo

Adjective

furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)

  1. furtive
  2. stealthy
  3. poacher-like

Derived terms

Noun

furtivo m (plural furtivos)

  1. poacher
    Synonym: furtivista

Further reading

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