Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Medieval Latin distinctīvus. By surface analysis, distinto +‎ -ivo. Cognate with Piedmontese distintiv.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /di.stinˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: di‧stin‧tì‧vo

Adjective edit

distintivo (feminine distintiva, masculine plural distintivi, feminine plural distintive)

  1. distinctive, distinguishing

Noun edit

distintivo m (plural distintivi)

  1. a distinguishing mark
  2. flash
  3. badge, emblem

Further reading edit

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

Portuguese edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From distinto +‎ -ivo, or else borrowed from French distinctif.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: dis‧tin‧ti‧vo

Adjective edit

distintivo (feminine distintiva, masculine plural distintivos, feminine plural distintivas)

  1. distinctive, distinguishing

Noun edit

distintivo m (plural distintivos)

  1. badge (distinctive mark)

Further reading edit

Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin distinctus +‎ -ivo. By surface analysis, distinto +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /distinˈtibo/ [d̪is.t̪ĩn̪ˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: dis‧tin‧ti‧vo

Adjective edit

distintivo (feminine distintiva, masculine plural distintivos, feminine plural distintivas)

  1. distinctive, distinguishable

Derived terms edit

Noun edit

distintivo m (plural distintivos)

  1. badge, emblem, logo

Related terms edit

Further reading edit