Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English fricative or French fricatif, derived from Latin fricō (to rub).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fri.kaˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧tì‧vo

Adjective

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fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativi, feminine plural fricative)

  1. (phonetics) fricative
    Synonym: spirante

Further reading

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From English fricative, derived from Latin fricō (to rub).

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativos, feminine plural fricativas)

  1. (phonetics) fricative

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English fricative, derived from Latin fricō (to rub).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɾikaˈtibo/ [fɾi.kaˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: fri‧ca‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativos, feminine plural fricativas)

  1. (phonetics) fricative

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