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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin sēdātivus, from Latin sēdātus, perfect passive participle of sēdō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /se.daˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: se‧da‧tì‧vo
Adjective
sedativo (feminine sedativa, masculine plural sedativi, feminine plural sedative)
- sedative
Noun
sedativo m (plural sedativi)
- (pharmacology) sedative
Further reading
- sedativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- sedativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- sedativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- sedativo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- sedativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Etymology
From sedar + -tivo.
Pronunciation
Adjective
sedativo (feminine sedativa, masculine plural sedativos, feminine plural sedativas)
- sedative, soothing
Noun
sedativo m (plural sedativos)
- sedative, depressant
Further reading
- “sedativo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
- “sedativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
- “sedativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “sedativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- “sedativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
- “sedativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin sēdātivus, from Latin sēdātus, perfect passive participle of sēdō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sedaˈtibo/
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: se‧da‧ti‧vo
Adjective
sedativo (feminine sedativa, masculine plural sedativos, feminine plural sedativas)
- sedative
Further reading