coltivo

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See also: coltivò

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)

  1. cultivated
    Synonym: coltivato
  2. under cultivation

Noun

coltivo m (plural coltivi)

  1. cultivated field
    una malerba che infesta i coltivia weed infesting the fields

Etymology 2

From Medieval Latin cultīvō.

Verb

coltivo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of coltivare