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Italian
Etymology
From sorg(ere) (“to spring out”) + -ivo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /sorˈd͡ʒi.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: sor‧gì‧vo
Adjective
sorgivo (feminine sorgiva, masculine plural sorgivi, feminine plural sorgive)
- spring (relational) (of water)
- Synonym: di sorgente
- acqua sorgiva ― springwater
- (figurative, literary) pure, spontaneous, immediate
Derived terms
Further reading
- sorgivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana