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Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affirmātīvus.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ivu
- Hyphenation: a‧fir‧ma‧ti‧vo
Adjective
afirmativo (feminine afirmativa, masculine plural afirmativos, feminine plural afirmativas)
- affirmative
- assertive
Derived terms
Interjection
afirmativo
- (formal) yes
- Synonyms: positivo, sim
- Antonyms: negativo, não
Further reading
- “afirmativo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “afirmativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “afirmativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “afirmativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “afirmativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “afirmativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin affirmātīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /afiɾmaˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: a‧fir‧ma‧ti‧vo
Adjective
afirmativo (feminine afirmativa, masculine plural afirmativos, feminine plural afirmativas)
- affirmative
Derived terms
Further reading