alternativo
Dutch
Etymology
Either from alternatief + -o or a borrowing, in which case Italian alternativo would be a plausible etymon.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌɑl.tər.naːˈti.voː/
- Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
- Rhymes: -ivoː
Noun
alternativo m (plural alternativo's, diminutive alternativootje n, feminine alternativa)
- (chiefly Belgium, derogatory) Someone who participates in an alternative subculture (e.g. a hipster, emo or punk) and typically has leftist opinions.
- Synonyms: alto, alternatieveling, alternatieve
Esperanto
Noun
alternativo (accusative singular alternativon, plural alternativoj, accusative plural alternativojn)
Galician
Adjective
alternativo m (feminine singular alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)
Italian
Adjective
alternativo (feminine singular alternativa, masculine plural alternativi, feminine plural alternative)
Related terms
Latin
Adjective
alternātīvō
- dative masculine singular of alternātīvus
- dative neuter singular of alternātīvus
- ablative masculine singular of alternātīvus
- ablative neuter singular of alternātīvus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin alternātīvus.
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): [aɫtɨɾnɐˈtivu]
- (Paulista) IPA(key): [awteɹnaˈtʃivu]
- (South Brazil) IPA(key): [awteɻnaˈtʃivo]
- (Carioca) IPA(key): [awtexnaˈtʃivu]
- (Nordestino) IPA(key): [awtexnaˈtivu]
- Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
Adjective
alternativo m (feminine singular alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas, not comparable)
- alternative (having more than one choice)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alternaˈtibo/, [al̪t̪ernaˈt̪iβo]
Adjective
alternativo (feminine singular alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)
Derived terms
Related terms
Further reading
- “alternativo” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.