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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin privatīvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pri.vaˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: pri‧va‧tì‧vo

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privativo (feminine privativa, masculine plural privativi, feminine plural privative)

  1. (grammar) privative
  2. This term needs a translation to English. Please help out and add a translation, then remove the text {{rfdef}}.

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

Portuguese

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Etymology

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From Late Latin prīvātīvus.

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  • Hyphenation: pri‧va‧ti‧vo

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privativo (feminine privativa, masculine plural privativos, feminine plural privativas)

  1. private (accessible only to an individual person or a specific group)
    Synonyms: privado, exclusivo
  2. privative (causing privation; depriving)

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin privatīvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /pɾibaˈtibo/ [pɾi.β̞aˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: pri‧va‧ti‧vo

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privativo (feminine privativa, masculine plural privativos, feminine plural privativas)

  1. exclusive, singular, restricted to
    Ese mamífero es privativo de México.
    That mammal is only found in Mexico.

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