distintivo

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin distinctīvus. By surface analysis, distinto + -ivo. Cognate with Piedmontese distintiv.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.stinˈti.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: di‧stin‧tì‧vo

Adjective

distintivo (feminine distintiva, masculine plural distintivi, feminine plural distintive)

  1. distinctive, distinguishing

Noun

distintivo m (plural distintivi)

  1. a distinguishing mark
  2. flash
  3. badge, emblem

Further reading

  • distintivo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • distintivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • distintivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • distintìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • distintivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • distintivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

  • distinctivo (obsolete)

Etymology

From distinto + -ivo, or else borrowed from French distinctif.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /d͡ʒiʃ.t͡ʃĩˈt͡ʃi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /d͡ʒis.t͡ʃĩˈt͡ʃi.vo/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.tĩˈti.vu/, /diʃ.tĩˈti.vu/
    • (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /dɨʃ.tĩˈti.bu/ [dɨʃ.tĩˈti.βu], /diʃ.tĩˈti.bu/ [diʃ.tĩˈti.βu]

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: dis‧tin‧ti‧vo

Adjective

distintivo (feminine distintiva, masculine plural distintivos, feminine plural distintivas)

  1. distinctive, distinguishing

Noun

distintivo m (plural distintivos)

  1. badge (distinctive mark)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin distinctus + -ivo. By surface analysis, distinto + -ivo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /distinˈtibo/ [d̪is.t̪ĩn̪ˈt̪i.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: dis‧tin‧ti‧vo

Adjective

distintivo (feminine distintiva, masculine plural distintivos, feminine plural distintivas)

  1. distinctive, distinguishable

Derived terms

Noun

distintivo m (plural distintivos)

  1. badge, emblem, logo

Further reading

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