appetitivo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin appetītīvus. By surface analysis, appetito +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ap.pe.tiˈti.vo/
Rhymes: -ivo
Hyphenation: ap‧pe‧ti‧tì‧vo

Adjective

appetitivo (feminine appetitiva, masculine plural appetitivi, feminine plural appetitive)

(philosophy) appetitive
(uncommon) appetizing
Synonym: appetitoso

Further reading

appetitivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
appetitivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
appetitivo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
appetitivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
appetitivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

(Classical) IPA^(key): /ap.pe.tiːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [äpːɛt̪iːˈt̪iːu̯oː]

(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ap.pe.tiˈti.vo/, [äpːet̪iˈt̪iːvo]

Adjective

appetītīvō

dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of appetītīvus

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