-ivo

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See also: ivo, Ivo, ivó, and ívó

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ivo.

Pronunciation

Suffix

-ivo n (noun-forming suffix)

  1. a suffix usually indicating a mass noun derived from a verb, e.g. the stuff needed for or the product of some activity
    ‎pít (“to drink”) + ‎-ivo → ‎pitivo (“drink, beverages”)
    ‎topit (“to heat, stoke”) + ‎-ivo → ‎topivo (“fuel”)
    ‎plést (“to weave, knit”) + ‎-ivo → ‎pletivo (“mesh”)

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ivo

Further reading

  • -ivo in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin -īvus.

Alternative forms

Suffix

-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivi, feminine plural -ive)
-ivo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ivi)

  1. -ive
Derived terms

(-ive):

Italian terms suffixed with -ivo

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ivo (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

  1. used with a stem to form the first-person singular imperfect of regular -ire verbs

Anagrams

Latin

Suffix

-īvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -īvus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -īvus. Doublet of -io.

Pronunciation

 
 

Suffix

-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivos, feminine plural -ivas)

  1. -ive (relating to)
    ‎desporto (“sport”) + ‎-ivo → ‎desportivo (“relating to sports”)
    ‎esporte (“sport”) + ‎-ivo → ‎esportivo (“relating to sports”)
  2. -ive (of the nature of)
    ‎excesso (“excess”) + ‎-ivo → ‎excessivo (“excessive”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ivo

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ivo (Cyrillic spelling -иво)

  1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a material or an object.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -īvus, probably borrowed.

Suffix

-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivos, feminine plural -ivas)

  1. -ive

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ivo

Further reading

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