negativa

Asturian

Noun

negativa f (plural negatives)

1. no, negative (a negating expression)

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [nə.ɣəˈti.βə]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [nə.ɣəˈti.və]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [ne.ɣaˈti.va]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [ne.ɣaˈti.βa]

Adjective

negativa

1. feminine singular of negatiu

Esperanto

Etymology

Ultimately derived from Latin negātīvus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neɡaˈtiva/
• Rhymes: -iva
• Syllabification: ne‧ga‧ti‧va

Adjective

negativa (accusative singular negativan, plural negativaj, accusative plural negativajn)

1. negative

   Antonym: pozitiva

Derived terms

• negativo

Further reading

• “negativa”, in Plena Ilustrita Vortaro de Esperanto [Complete Illustrated Dictionary of Esperanto], 2020, →ISBN
• “negativa”, in Reta Vortaro [Online Dictionary] (in Esperanto), 1997-2026

Anagrams

• navigate, venigata

Ido

Etymology

Borrowed from Esperanto negativa, Latin negātīvus, English negative, French négatif, German negativ, Italian negativo, Russian негати́вный (negatívnyj), Spanish negativo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neɡaˈtiva/
• Hyphenation: ne‧ga‧ti‧va

Adjective

negativa

1. negative

References

• negativa in Ido-English Dictionary by L.H. Dyer, 1924

Italian

Adjective

negativa f sg

1. feminine singular of negativo

Noun

negativa f (plural negative)

1. (grammar, photography) negative

Anagrams

• agentiva, navigate, vengiata

Latin

Pronunciation

• (negātīva) (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [nɛ.ɡaːˈtiː.wa]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ne.ɡaˈtiː.va]
• (negātīvā) (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [nɛ.ɡaːˈtiː.waː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ne.ɡaˈtiː.va]

Adjective

negātīva

1. inflection of negātīvus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Adjective

negātīvā

1. ablative feminine singular of negātīvus

References

• “negativa”, in William Smith et al., editor (1890), A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

Occitan

Pronunciation

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Adjective

negativa

1. feminine singular of negatiu

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Adjective

negativa

1. feminine singular of negativo

Etymology 2

Noun

negativa f (plural negativas)

1. negative, negation
2. refusal
3. (grammar) negative (a negative word or particle)
4. (Brazil, Capoeira) a defensive move
5. (Portugal) an academic grade below fifty percent

   Tive negativa no teste. ― I've got an F on the test.

Etymology 3

Verb

negativa

1. inflection of negativar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “negativa”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
• “negativa”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
• “negativa”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
• “negativa”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026

Romanian

Etymology

From negativ.

Verb

a negativa (third-person singular present negativează, past participle negativat) 1st conjugation

1. to negativize

Conjugation

    conjugation of negativa (first conjugation, -ez- infix)

infinitive			a negativa
gerund			negativând
past participle			negativat
number		singular			plural
person		1st person	2nd person	3rd person	1st person	2nd person	3rd person
indicative		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	negativez	negativezi	negativează	negativăm	negativați	negativează
	imperfect	negativam	negativai	negativa	negativam	negativați	negativau
	simple perfect	negativai	negativași	negativă	negativarăm	negativarăți	negativară
	pluperfect	negativasem	negativaseși	negativase	negativaserăm	negativaserăți	negativaseră
subjunctive		eu	tu	el/ea	noi	voi	ei/ele
	present	să negativez	să negativezi	să negativeze	să negativăm	să negativați	să negativeze
imperative		—	tu	—	—	voi	—
	affirmative		negativează			negativați
	negative		nu negativa			nu negativați

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /neɡaˈtiba/ [ne.ɣ̞aˈt̪i.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: ne‧ga‧ti‧va

Noun

negativa f (plural negativas)

1. refusal

   Synonym: rechazo

2. denial

   Synonym: negación

Related terms

• negar

Adjective

negativa

1. feminine singular of negativo

Further reading

• “negativo”, 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

Swedish

Adjective

negativa

1. inflection of negativ:
   1. definite singular
   2. plural