appetitivo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin appetītīvus. By surface analysis, appetito +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ap.pe.tiˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: ap‧pe‧ti‧tì‧vo

Adjective

appetitivo (feminine appetitiva, masculine plural appetitivi, feminine plural appetitive)

1. (philosophy) appetitive
2. (uncommon) appetizing

   Synonym: appetitoso

Further reading

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

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ap.pe.tiːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [äpːɛt̪iːˈt̪iːu̯oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ap.pe.tiˈti.vo/, [äpːet̪iˈt̪iːvo]

Adjective

appetītīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of appetītīvus