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Asturian
Adjective
negativo
- neuter of negativu
Galician
Pronunciation
Adjective
negativo (feminine negativa, masculine plural negativos, feminine plural negativas)
- negative
Noun
negativo m (plural negativos)
- (photography) negative
Italian
Etymology
From Latin negātīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ne.ɡaˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: ne‧ga‧tì‧vo
Adjective
negativo (feminine negativa, masculine plural negativi, feminine plural negative, superlative negativissimo)
- negative
- (figurative) dismal
Derived terms
Noun
negativo m (plural negativi)
- (photography) negative
Further reading
- negativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
negātīvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of negātīvus
Portuguese
Etymology 1
Learned borrowing from Latin negātīvus. By surface analysis, negar + -tivo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
negativo (feminine negativa, masculine plural negativos, feminine plural negativas)
- negative
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:negativo.
Noun
negativo m (plural negativos)
- (photography) negative
- (mathematics) minus sign
Quotations
For quotations using this term, see Citations:negativo.
Interjection
negativo
- (formal) no
- Synonym: não
- Antonyms: positivo, afirmativo, sim
Etymology 2
Verb
negativo
- first-person singular present indicative of negativar
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin negātīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /neɡaˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: ne‧ga‧ti‧vo
Adjective
negativo (feminine negativa, masculine plural negativos, feminine plural negativas)
- negative
Derived terms
Noun
negativo m (plural negativos)
- (mathematics) minus sign
- (photography) negative
Derived terms
Further reading