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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /kolˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: col‧tì‧vo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Medieval Latin cultīvus, derived from Latin cultus, perfect passive participle of colō (“to cultivate”).
Adjective
coltivo (feminine coltiva, masculine plural coltivi, feminine plural coltive)
- cultivated
- Synonym: coltivato
- under cultivation
Noun
coltivo m (plural coltivi)
- cultivated field
- una malerba che infesta i coltivi ― a weed infesting the fields
Etymology 2
From Medieval Latin cultīvō.
Verb
coltivo
- first-person singular present indicative of coltivare