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Italian
Etymology
From Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /furˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: fur‧tì‧vo
Adjective
furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivi, feminine plural furtive)
- stolen, related to a theft
- merce di provenienza furtiva ― manubial goods
- thievish, furtive, stealthy
- sly
Derived terms
Further reading
- furtivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
fūrtīvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fūrtīvus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)
- furtive; stealthy
- furtive (exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy)
- caçador furtivo ― poacher (literally, “furtive hunter”)
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuɾˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: fur‧ti‧vo
Adjective
furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)
- furtive
- stealthy
- poacher-like
Derived terms
Noun
furtivo m (plural furtivos)
- poacher
- Synonym: furtivista
Further reading