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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin appetītīvus. By surface analysis, appetito + -ivo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ap.pe.tiˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: ap‧pe‧ti‧tì‧vo
Adjective
appetitivo (feminine appetitiva, masculine plural appetitivi, feminine plural appetitive)
- (philosophy) appetitive
- (uncommon) appetizing
- Synonym: appetitoso
Further reading
- appetitivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- appetitivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- appetitivo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- appetitivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- appetitivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
appetītīvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of appetītīvus