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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin privatīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pri.vaˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: pri‧va‧tì‧vo
Adjective
privativo (feminine privativa, masculine plural privativi, feminine plural privative)
- (grammar) privative
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Further reading
- privativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- privativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- privativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- privativo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- privativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- privativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From Late Latin prīvātīvus.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: pri‧va‧ti‧vo
Adjective
privativo (feminine privativa, masculine plural privativos, feminine plural privativas)
- private (accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
- Synonyms: privado, exclusivo
- privative (causing privation; depriving)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “privativo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “privativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “privativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “privativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “privativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin privatīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾibaˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: pri‧va‧ti‧vo
Adjective
privativo (feminine privativa, masculine plural privativos, feminine plural privativas)
- exclusive, singular, restricted to
Ese mamífero es privativo de México.- That mammal is only found in Mexico.
Derived terms
Further reading