decisivo

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Italian

Etymology

From deciso +‎ -ivo, from decidere.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /de.t͡ʃiˈzi.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧sì‧vo

Adjective

decisivo (feminine decisiva, masculine plural decisivi, feminine plural decisive)

  1. decisive
  2. deciding (factor, etc.)

Derived terms

Further reading

  • decisivo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • decisivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • decisivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • decisìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • decisivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • deciṡivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin dēcīsīvus, from French décisif, from Latin dēcīsus.

Pronunciation

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧si‧vo

Adjective

decisivo (feminine decisiva, masculine plural decisivos, feminine plural decisivas)

  1. decisive (having the power or quality of deciding a question or controversy)

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ “decisivo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
  2. ^ “decisivo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin decīsīvus. Compare French décisif.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /deθiˈsibo/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America) /desiˈsibo/
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: de‧ci‧si‧vo

Adjective

decisivo (feminine decisiva, masculine plural decisivos, feminine plural decisivas)

  1. decisive
  2. defining (e.g. a defining moment)
  3. crucial, critical, key, instrumental, vital
  4. deciding, swing
    voto decisivo ― swing vote

Derived terms

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