elusivo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ēlūsus +‎ -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.luˈzi.vo/
  • Rhymes: -ivo
  • Hyphenation: e‧lu‧sì‧vo

Adjective

elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivi, feminine plural elusive)

  1. elusive
    Synonym: sfuggente
  2. evasive
    Synonym: evasivo

Derived terms

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin ēlūsus +‎ -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”). Possibly a loan from English elusive or French élusif, themselves derived from Latin.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /e.luˈzi.vu/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /e.luˈzi.vo/
 

  • Rhymes: -ivu
  • Hyphenation: e‧lu‧si‧vo
  • Homophone: ilusivo (Portugal)

Adjective

elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)

  1. elusive (evading capture, comprehension or remembrance)
    Synonym: fugidio
  2. elusive (difficult to describe)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēlūsus +‎ -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eluˈsibo/ [e.luˈsi.β̞o]
  • Rhymes: -ibo
  • Syllabification: e‧lu‧si‧vo

Adjective

elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)

  1. elusive
    Synonym: escurridizo
  2. evasive
    Synonym: evasivo

Further reading

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