primitivo
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian primitivo. Doublet of primitive.
Noun
primitivo (uncountable)
Galician
Etymology
From Latin prīmitīvus.
Adjective
primitivo (feminine primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “primitivo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2025
Italian
Etymology
From Latin prīmitīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pri.miˈti.vo/
- Rhymes: -ivo
- Hyphenation: pri‧mi‧tì‧vo
Adjective
primitivo (feminine primitiva, masculine plural primitivi, feminine plural primitive)
Derived terms
Noun
primitivo m (plural primitivi)
- primitive man
- a grape variety from Puglia, genetically identical to zinfandel; the red wine made from this grape
Descendants
- → English: primitivo
Further reading
- primitivo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
- primitivo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
prīmitīvō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of prīmitīvus
Portuguese
Etymology
From Latin prīmitīvus.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.miˈt͡ʃi.vu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /pɾi.miˈt͡ʃi.vo/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾi.miˈti.vu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /pɾi.miˈti.bu/ [pɾi.miˈti.βu]
- Hyphenation: pri‧mi‧ti‧vo
Adjective
primitivo (feminine primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas)
- primitive (pertaining to or harking back to a former time)
- primitive (characterised by simplicity or crudeness)
Derived terms
Noun
primitivo m (plural primitivos)
- primitive (member of a primitive society)
Further reading
- “primitivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin prīmitīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pɾimiˈtibo/ [pɾi.miˈt̪i.β̞o]
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: pri‧mi‧ti‧vo
Adjective
primitivo (feminine primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas)
Derived terms
Descendants
- → Tagalog: primitibo
Further reading
- “primitivo”, 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