alternativo

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Dutch

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Etymology

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Either from alternatief +‎ -o or a borrowing, in which case Italian alternativo would be a plausible etymon.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌɑl.tər.naːˈti.voː/
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
  • Rhymes: -ivoː
  • Audio:(file)

Noun

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alternativo m (plural alternativo's, diminutive alternativootje n, feminine alternativa)

  1. (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

Esperanto

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [alternaˈtivo]
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

Noun

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alternativo (accusative singular alternativon, plural alternativoj, accusative plural alternativojn)

  1. alternative

Galician

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Adjective

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alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)

  1. alternative

Italian

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /al.ter.naˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧tì‧vo

Adjective

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alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativi, feminine plural alternative)

  1. alternative

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • 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

Anagrams

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Latin

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Pronunciation

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Adjective

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alternātīvō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of alternātīvus

Portuguese

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Etymology

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Learned borrowing from Latin alternātīvus. By surface analysis, alternar +‎ -tivo.

Pronunciation

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  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teɦ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /aw.teɾ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teɾ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /aw.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.teɻ.naˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [aʊ̯.teɻ.naˈt͡ʃi.vo]
 

Adjective

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alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas, not comparable)

  1. alternative (having more than one choice)
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Further reading

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from French alternatif, from Latin alternātīvus.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /alteɾnaˈtibo/ [al̪.t̪eɾ.naˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Audio (Venezuela):(file)
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

Adjective

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alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)

  1. alternative

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Tagalog: alternatibo

Further reading

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