definitivo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin dēfīnītīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /de.fi.niˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: de‧fi‧ni‧tì‧vo

Adjective

definitivo (feminine definitiva, masculine plural definitivi, feminine plural definitive)

1. final
2. definitive

Derived terms

• definitivamente
• definitività
• in definitiva

Further reading

• “definitivo”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [deː.fiː.niːˈtiː.woː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [de.fi.niˈtiː.vo]

Adjective

dēfīnītīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of dēfīnītīvus

Portuguese

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-

Latin fīnis

Proto-Indo-European *-yétider.

Latin -iō

Latin fīniō

Latin dēfīniō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin īvus

Latin dēfīnītīvuslbor.

Portuguese definitivo

Learned borrowing from Latin dēfīnītīvus. By surface analysis, definir +‎ -tivo.

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /de.fi.niˈt͡ʃi.vu/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.fi.niˈti.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.fi.niˈti.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /dɨ.fi.niˈti.bu/ [dɨ.fi.niˈti.βu]

• Hyphenation: de‧fi‧ni‧ti‧vo

Adjective

definitivo (feminine definitiva, masculine plural definitivos, feminine plural definitivas)

1. definitive (not temporary, partial or tentative)
2. definitive; final; conclusive (that is not expected to change)

Derived terms

• definitivamente

Related terms

• definição
• definido
• definir

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin dēfīnītīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /definiˈtibo/ [d̪e.fi.niˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: de‧fi‧ni‧ti‧vo

Adjective

definitivo (feminine definitiva, masculine plural definitivos, feminine plural definitivas)

1. definitive
2. conclusive

   Synonym: conclusivo

Derived terms

• definitivamente
• en definitiva

Further reading

• “definitivo”, 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