cautivo

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See also: cautivó

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kauˈtibo/
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: cau‧ti‧vo

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin captīvus. Compare the variant cativo, now rare, which shows the inherited outcome.[1]

Alternative forms

Adjective

cautivo (feminine cautiva, masculine plural cautivos, feminine plural cautivas)

  1. captive
Derived terms

Noun

cautivo m (plural cautivos, feminine cautiva, feminine plural cautivas)

  1. captive

Etymology 2

Verb

cautivo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of cautivar

References

  1. ^ Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

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