Italian edit

Etymology edit

From Latin ēlūsus +‎ -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (to deceive, to escape).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /e.luˈzi.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: e‧lu‧sì‧vo

Adjective edit

elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivi, feminine plural elusive)

  1. elusive
    Synonym: sfuggente
  2. evasive
    Synonym: evasivo

Derived terms edit

Further reading edit

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

Portuguese edit

Etymology edit

From Latin ēlūsus +‎ -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (to deceive, to escape). Possibly a loan from English elusive or French élusif, themselves derived from Latin.

Pronunciation edit

 
 

Adjective edit

elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)

  1. elusive (evading capture, comprehension or remembrance)
    Synonym: fugidio
  2. elusive (difficult to describe)

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Spanish edit

Etymology edit

From Latin ēlūsus +‎ -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (to deceive, to escape).

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /eluˈsibo/ [e.luˈsi.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: e‧lu‧si‧vo

Adjective edit

elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)

  1. elusive
    Synonym: escurridizo
  2. evasive
    Synonym: evasivo

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