narrativo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin nārrātīvus, from nārrō (“to narrate”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

narrativo (feminine narrativa, masculine plural narrativi, feminine plural narrative)

1. narrative

Derived terms

• narrativamente

Anagrams

• ritornava

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin nārrātīvus, from nārrō (“to narrate”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.ʁaˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [na.haˈt͡ʃi.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /na.ʁaˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [na.haˈt͡ʃi.vu]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /na.ʁaˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [na.χaˈt͡ʃi.vu]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /nɐ.ʁɐˈti.vu/

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

Adjective

narrativo (feminine narrativa, masculine plural narrativos, feminine plural narrativas)

1. narrative

Further reading

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

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin nārrātīvus, from nārrō (“to narrate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /naraˈtibo/ [na.raˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: na‧rra‧ti‧vo

Adjective

narrativo (feminine narrativa, masculine plural narrativos, feminine plural narrativas)

1. narrative

Related terms

• narración
• narrar
• narrativa

Further reading

• “narrativo”, 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