-ivo
See also: ivo, Ivo, ivó, and ívó
Czech
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Slavic *-ivo.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ˈɪvo]
- Rhymes: -ɪvo
Suffix
-ivo n
- A suffix usually indicating a mass noun derived from a verb. For example, the stuff needed for or the product of some activity.
- pít (“to drink”) + -ivo → pitivo (“drink, beverages”)
- topit (“to heat, stoke”) + -ivo → topivo (“fuel”)
- plést (“to weave, knit”) + -ivo → pletivo (“mesh”)
Derived terms
Czech terms suffixed with -ivo
Further reading
- -ivo in Slovník afixů užívaných v češtině, 2017
Italian
Etymology 1
From Latin -īvus.
Alternative forms
- -io
Suffix
-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivi, feminine plural -ive)
-ivo m (noun-forming suffix, plural -ivi)
- -ive
Derived terms
(-ive):
Italian terms suffixed with -ivo
Suffix
-ivo (non-lemma form of verb-forming suffix)
- used with a stem to form the first-person singular imperfect of regular -ire verbs
Anagrams
- Vio, Voi, ovi-, voi
Latin
Suffix
-īvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of -īvus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin -īvus. Doublet of -io.
Suffix
-ivo (adjective-forming suffix, feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivos, feminine plural -ivas)
- -ive (relating to)
- esporte (“sport”) + -ivo → esportivo (“relating to sports”)
- -ive (of the nature of)
- excesso (“excess”) + -ivo → excessivo (“excessive”)
Derived terms
Portuguese terms suffixed with -ivo
Serbo-Croatian
Suffix
-ivo (Cyrillic spelling -иво)
- Suffix appended to words to create a neuter noun, usually denoting a material or an object.
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin -īvus, probably borrowed.
Suffix
-ivo (feminine -iva, masculine plural -ivos, feminine plural -ivas)
- -ive
Derived terms
Spanish terms suffixed with -ivo
Further reading
- “-ivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014