comparativo

Galician

Etymology

From Latin comparātīvus.

Adjective

comparativo (feminine comparativa, masculine plural comparativos, feminine plural comparativas)

1. comparative

Derived terms

• comparativamente

Related terms

• comparar

Further reading

• “comparativo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Italian

Etymology

From Latin comparātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kom.pa.raˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: com‧pa‧ra‧tì‧vo

Adjective

comparativo (feminine comparativa, masculine plural comparativi, feminine plural comparative)

1. comparative

Derived terms

• comparativamente

Noun

comparativo m (plural comparativi)

1. (grammar) comparative (construct showing a relative degree)

Related terms

• comparare
• comparazione

Further reading

• comparativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

comparātīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of comparātīvus

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin pār

Latin compār

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin comparō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin īvus

Latin comparātīvuslbor.

Portuguese comparativo

Learned borrowing from Latin comparātīvus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /kõ.pa.ɾaˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɐˈti.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɐˈti.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /kõ.pɐ.ɾɐˈti.bu/ [kõ.pɐ.ɾɐˈti.βu]

• Hyphenation: com‧pa‧ra‧ti‧vo

Adjective

comparativo (feminine comparativa, masculine plural comparativos, feminine plural comparativas, sometimes comparable)

1. (comparable) of or relating to comparison; comparative
2. (comparable) approximated by comparison; comparative; relative
3. (not comparable, grammar) showing a relative quality; comparative

Derived terms

• comparativamente

Noun

comparativo m (plural comparativos)

1. comparative

Related terms

• comparação
• comparável
• comparar

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *ḱe?

Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm

Proto-Italic *kom

Proto-Italic *kom-

Latin con-

Latin pār

Latin compār

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.

Proto-Italic *-ājō

Proto-Italic *-āō

Latin -ō

Latin comparō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin īvus

Latin comparātīvusbor.

Spanish comparativo

Borrowed from Latin comparātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kompaɾaˈtibo/ [kõm.pa.ɾaˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: com‧pa‧ra‧ti‧vo

Adjective

comparativo (feminine comparativa, masculine plural comparativos, feminine plural comparativas)

1. comparative

Derived terms

• comparativamente

Noun

comparativo m (plural comparativos)

1. comparative

Related terms

• comparación
• comparar

Further reading

• “comparativo”, 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