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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from English fricative or French fricatif, derived from Latin fricō (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fri.kaˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧tì‧vo
Adjective
fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativi, feminine plural fricative)
- (phonetics) fricative
- Synonym: spirante
Further reading
- fricativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- fricativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- fricativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- fricatìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- fricativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- fricativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From English fricative, derived from Latin fricō (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ivu
- Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧ti‧vo
Adjective
fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativos, feminine plural fricativas)
- (phonetics) fricative
Further reading
- “fricativo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “fricativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “fricativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “fricativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “fricativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “fricativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from English fricative, derived from Latin fricō (“to rub”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɾikaˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: fri‧ca‧ti‧vo
Adjective
fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativos, feminine plural fricativas)
- (phonetics) fricative
Further reading