activo

See also: activó

Asturian

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Central) [əkˈti.βu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əkˈti.vo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [akˈti.vo]

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin āctīvus.

Adjective

activo (feminine activa, masculine plural activos, feminine plural activas)

1. active

   Antonyms: inactivo, pasivo

Derived terms

• activamente

Related terms

• actividade
• activar

Further reading

• “activo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025

Etymology 2

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aːkˈtiː.woː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [akˈtiː.vo]

Adjective

āctīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āctīvus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

activo m (plural activos)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Adjective

activo (feminine activa, masculine plural activos, feminine plural activas)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡˈtibo/ [aɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

  (file)

• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: ac‧ti‧vo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin āctīvus.

Adjective

activo (feminine activa, masculine plural activos, feminine plural activas)

1. active

   Antonym: pasivo

   • 2015 July 28, José María Mena, “El pecado y el Constitucional”, in El País‎^[1], archived from the original on 30 June 2019:

     Un farmacéutico de Sevilla decidió carecer de existencias de preservativos y de un medicamento con el principio activo lovonorgestrel 0,750 mgs., conocido como “la píldora del día después” (PDD).

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

2. (technology) up (a website, server, system, etc.; usually used when a website or server was previously "down" but is now back online)
3. (gay slang) top

   Synonym: soplanucas (derogatory)

   Antonyms: pasivo, muerdealmohadas (derogatory)

Derived terms

• activamente
• activar
• activismo
• inactivo
• población activa
• principio activo
• retroactivo
• servicio activo
• voz activa

Related terms

• acción
• actividad

Noun

activo m (plural activos)

1. (accounting) asset (any property or material right of an enterprise or individual)
   • 2025 February 20, Horacio Aizpepolea, “Milei viajó a EE.UU. con el escándalo cripto como mochila”, in Río Negro, General Roca, page 11:

     Los disputados del bloque de Migue Pichetteo pidieron la interpelación de la hermana del presidente por su “posible implicancia en la coordinación de reuniones o gestiones relacionadas con la promoción del activo digital”.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Derived terms

• activo corriente
• activo fijo
• activo financiero

See also

• pasivo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Further reading

• “activo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024