alternativo

Dutch

Etymology

Either from alternatief + -o or a borrowing, in which case Italian alternativo would be a plausible etymon.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɑl.tər.naːˈti.voː/
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
  • Rhymes: -ivoː
  • (file)

Noun

alternativo m (plural alternativo's, diminutive alternativootje n, feminine alternativa)

  1. (chiefly Belgium, derogatory) Someone who participates in an alternative subculture (e.g. a hipster, emo or punk) and typically has leftist opinions.
    Synonyms: alto, alternatieveling, alternatieve

Esperanto

Pronunciation

  • (file)
  • IPA(key): [alternaˈtivo]
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

Noun

alternativo (accusative singular alternativon, plural alternativoj, accusative plural alternativojn)

  1. alternative

Galician

Adjective

alternativo m (feminine singular alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)

  1. alternative

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /al.ter.naˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧tì‧vo

Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativi, feminine plural alternative)

  1. alternative

Derived terms

Further reading

  • alternativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • alternativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • alternativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • alternativo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • alternativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • alternativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /al.ter.naːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [äɫ̪t̪ɛrnäːˈt̪iːu̯oː]
  • (Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /al.ter.naˈti.vo/, [äl̪t̪ernäˈt̪iːvo]

Adjective

alternātīvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of alternātīvus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin alternātīvus.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teɦ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.teɾ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teɾ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teɻ.naˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [aʊ̯.teɻ.naˈt͡ʃi.vo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.vu/ [aɫ.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.vu]

  • (Nordestino) IPA(key): [awtexnaˈtivu]
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas, not comparable)

  1. alternative (having more than one choice)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From French alternatif, from Latin alternātīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /alteɾnaˈtibo/ [al̪.t̪eɾ.naˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)

  1. alternative

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Tagalog: alternatibo

Further reading

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