repulsivo

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /re.pulˈsi.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: re‧pul‧sì‧vo

Adjective

repulsivo (feminine repulsiva, masculine plural repulsivi, feminine plural repulsive)

  1. repulsive (all senses)

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin repulsīvus, from Latin repulsus. Compare French répulsif.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.puwˈsi.vu/ [he.puʊ̯ˈsi.vu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /ʁe.puwˈsi.vu/ [χe.puʊ̯ˈsi.vu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ʁe.puwˈsi.vo/ [he.puʊ̯ˈsi.vo]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ʁɨ.pulˈsi.vu/ [ʁɨ.puɫˈsi.vu]

  • Hyphenation: re‧pul‧si‧vo

Adjective

repulsivo (feminine repulsiva, masculine plural repulsivos, feminine plural repulsivas)

  1. (physics) repulsive (having the capacity to repel)
  2. repulsive (arousing disgust or aversion)
    Synonyms: nojento, asqueroso, repugnante

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin repulsivus, from Latin repulsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /repulˈsibo/ [re.pulˈsi.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: re‧pul‧si‧vo

Adjective

repulsivo (feminine repulsiva, masculine plural repulsivos, feminine plural repulsivas)

  1. (physics) repulsive
  2. repulsive, gross

Further reading

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