-ivo
Czech edit
Etymology edit
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ivo.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ivo n (noun-forming suffix)
- a suffix usually indicating a mass noun derived from a verb, e.g. the stuff needed for or the product of some activity
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- -ivo in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Italian edit
Etymology 1 edit
Alternative forms edit
Suffix edit
-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivi, feminine plural -ive)
-ivo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ivi)
Derived terms edit
(-ive):
Etymology 2 edit
Suffix edit
-ivo (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- used with a stem to form the first-person singular imperfect of regular -ire verbs
Anagrams edit
Latin edit
Suffix edit
-īvō
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Latin -īvus. Doublet of -io.
Pronunciation edit
Suffix edit
-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivos, feminine plural -ivas)
- -ive (relating to)
- desporto (“sport”) + -ivo → desportivo (“relating to sports”)
- esporte (“sport”) + -ivo → esportivo (“relating to sports”)
- -ive (of the nature of)
Derived terms edit
Serbo-Croatian edit
Suffix edit
-ivo (Cyrillic spelling -иво)
- Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a material or an object.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
From Latin -īvus, probably borrowed.
Suffix edit
-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivos, feminine plural -ivas)
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- “-ivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014