altivo

Portuguese

Etymology

From alto +‎ -ivo or borrowed from Spanish altivo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯ˈt͡ʃi.vu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈti.vu/ [aɫˈti.vu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈti.vu/ [aɫˈti.vu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈti.bu/ [aɫˈti.βu]

• Rhymes: -ivu
• Hyphenation: al‧ti‧vo

Adjective

altivo (feminine altiva, masculine plural altivos, feminine plural altivas)

1. high, elevated

   Synonym: alto

2. (by extension) arrogant, haughty (arrogantly proud)

   Synonyms: soberbo, arrogante

3. (by extension) noble, grand

   Synonym: majestoso

Derived terms

• altivamente

Further reading

• “altivo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “altivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eltós

Proto-Italic *altos

Latin altuslbor.

Spanish alto

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvusder.

Spanish -ivo

Spanish altivo

From alto + -ivo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /alˈtibo/ [al̪ˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: al‧ti‧vo

Adjective

altivo (feminine altiva, masculine plural altivos, feminine plural altivas)

1. arrogant, haughty

   Synonyms: arrogante, soberbio

Derived terms

• altivamente
• altivez
• altiveza

See also

• altanero

Further reading

• “altivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025