alternativo
Dutch edit
Etymology edit
Either from alternatief + -o or a borrowing, in which case Italian alternativo would be a plausible etymon.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
alternativo m (plural alternativo's, diminutive alternativootje n, feminine alternativa)
- (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
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Audio (file)
Noun edit
alternativo (accusative singular alternativon, plural alternativoj, accusative plural alternativojn)
Galician edit
Adjective edit
alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativi, feminine plural alternative)
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Further reading edit
- 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
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Latin edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Classical) IPA(key): /al.ter.naːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [äɫ̪t̪ɛrnäːˈt̪iːu̯oː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /al.ter.naˈti.vo/, [äl̪t̪ernäˈt̪iːvo]
Adjective edit
alternātīvō
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Latin alternātīvus. By surface analysis, alternar + -tivo.
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas, not comparable)
- alternative (having more than one choice)
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Further reading edit
- “alternativo” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “alternativo” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “alternativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
- “alternativo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “alternativo” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “alternativo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French alternatif, from Latin alternātīvus.
Pronunciation edit
- IPA(key): /alteɾnaˈtibo/ [al̪.t̪eɾ.naˈt̪i.β̞o]
Audio (Venezuela): (file) - Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
Adjective edit
alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)
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Descendants edit
- → Tagalog: alternatibo
Further reading edit
- “alternativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014