inquisitivo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin inquīsītīvus.

Adjective

inquisitivo (feminine inquisitiva, masculine plural inquisitivos, feminine plural inquisitivas)

1. inquisitive

Related terms

• inquiridor
• inquirir
• inquisición

 

Further reading

• “inquisitivo” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Etymology

From Latin inquīsītīvus.

Adjective

inquisitivo (feminine inquisitiva, masculine plural inquisitivi, feminine plural inquisitive)

1. enquiring

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin inquīsītīvus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈti.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈti.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.ki.ziˈti.bu/ [ĩ.ki.ziˈti.βu]

• Hyphenation: in‧qui‧si‧ti‧vo

Adjective

inquisitivo (feminine inquisitiva, masculine plural inquisitivos, feminine plural inquisitivas)

1. inquisitive (eager to acquire knowledge)
2. inquisitive (too curious)

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin inquīsītīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /inkisiˈtibo/ [ĩŋ.ki.siˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: in‧qui‧si‧ti‧vo

Adjective

inquisitivo (feminine inquisitiva, masculine plural inquisitivos, feminine plural inquisitivas)

1. inquisitive

   Synonym: curioso

2. investigative

   Synonym: investigativo

Related terms

• inquirir
• inquisición
• inquisidor
• inquisitorio

 

Further reading

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