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Italian
Etymology
From Latin ēlūsus + -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /e.luˈzi.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: e‧lu‧sì‧vo
Adjective
elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivi, feminine plural elusive)
- elusive
- Synonym: sfuggente
- evasive
- Synonym: evasivo
Derived terms
Further reading
- elusivo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- elusivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- elusivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- elusìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- elusivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- eluṡivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin ēlūsus + -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”). Possibly a loan from English elusive or French élusif, themselves derived from Latin.
Pronunciation
Adjective
elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)
- elusive (evading capture, comprehension or remembrance)
- Synonym: fugidio
- elusive (difficult to describe)
Further reading
- “elusivo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “elusivo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “elusivo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “elusivo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “elusivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin ēlūsus + -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eluˈsibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: e‧lu‧si‧vo
Adjective
elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)
- elusive
- Synonym: escurridizo
- evasive
- Synonym: evasivo
Further reading