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Catalan
Pronunciation
Adjective
fricativa
- feminine singular of fricatiu
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fri.kaˈti.va/
- Rhymes: -iva
- Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧tì‧va
Etymology 1
Borrowed from English fricative, from Latin fricāre.
Noun
fricativa f (plural fricative)
- (phonetics) fricative
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
fricativa
- feminine singular of fricativo
Further reading
- fricativa in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- fricativa in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- fricativa in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- fricatìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧ti‧va
Etymology 1
Clipping of consoante fricativa.
Noun
fricativa f (plural fricativas)
- (phonetics) fricative (consonant produced by constricting the flow of air)
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Adjective
fricativa
- feminine singular of fricativo
Further reading
- “fricativa”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “fricativa”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “fricativa” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “fricativa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “fricativa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “fricativa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾikaˈtiba/
- Rhymes: -iba
- Syllabification: fri‧ca‧ti‧va
Adjective
fricativa
- feminine singular of fricativo