-ivo

See also: ivo, Ivo, ivó, and ívó

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪvo]
• Rhymes: -ɪvo

Suffix

-ivo n

1. A suffix usually indicating a mass noun derived from a verb. For example, the stuff needed for or the product of some activity.

   ‎pít (“to drink”) + ‎-ivo → ‎pitivo (“drink, beverages”)

   ‎topit (“to heat, stoke”) + ‎-ivo → ‎topivo (“fuel”)

   ‎plést (“to weave, knit”) + ‎-ivo → ‎pletivo (“mesh”)

Derived terms

Czech terms suffixed with -ivo

Further reading

• -ivo in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin -īvus.

Alternative forms

• -io

Suffix

-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivi, feminine plural -ive)
-ivo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ivi)

1. -ive

Derived terms

(-ive):

Italian terms suffixed with -ivo

Etymology 2

Suffix

-ivo (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)

1. used with a stem to form the first-person singular imperfect of regular -ire verbs

Anagrams

• Vio, Voi, ovi-, voi

Latin

Suffix

-īvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -īvus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin -īvus. Doublet of -io.

Suffix

-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivos, feminine plural -ivas)

1. -ive (relating to)

   ‎esporte (“sport”) + ‎-ivo → ‎esportivo (“relating to sports”)

2. -ive (of the nature of)

   ‎excesso (“excess”) + ‎-ivo → ‎excessivo (“excessive”)

Derived terms

Portuguese terms suffixed with -ivo

Serbo-Croatian

Suffix

-ivo (Cyrillic spelling -иво)

1. Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a material or an object.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin -īvus, probably borrowed.

Suffix

-ivo (feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivos, feminine plural -ivas)

1. -ive

Derived terms

Spanish terms suffixed with -ivo

Further reading

• “-ivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014