furtivo
Italian
Etymology
From Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /furˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: fur‧tì‧vo
Adjective
furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivi, feminine plural furtive)
- stolen, related to a theft
- merce di provenienza furtiva ― manubial goods
- thievish, furtive, stealthy
- sly
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Further reading
- furtivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
fūrtīvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fūrtīvus
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /fuʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [fuhˈt͡ʃi.vu]
- (São Paulo) IPA(key): /fuɾˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /fuʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [fuχˈt͡ʃi.vu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /fuɻˈt͡ʃi.vo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˈti.vu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /fuɾˈti.bu/ [fuɾˈti.βu]
- Hyphenation: fur‧ti‧vo
Adjective
furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)
- furtive; stealthy
- furtive (exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy)
- caçador furtivo ― poacher (literally, “furtive hunter”)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fuɾˈtibo/ [fuɾˈt̪i.β̞o]
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: fur‧ti‧vo
Adjective
furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)
Derived terms
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Noun
furtivo m (plural furtivos)
- poacher
- Synonym: furtivista
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Further reading
- “furtivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024