altivo

Portuguese

Etymology

From alto +‎ -ivo or borrowed from Spanish altivo.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯ˈt͡ʃi.vu]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /awˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [aʊ̯ˈt͡ʃi.vo]

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈti.vu/ [aɫˈti.vu]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /alˈti.bu/ [aɫˈti.βu]

Rhymes: -ivu
Hyphenation: al‧ti‧vo

Adjective

altivo (feminine altiva, masculine plural altivos, feminine plural altivas)

high, elevated
Synonym: alto
(by extension) arrogant, haughty (arrogantly proud)
Synonyms: soberbo, arrogante
(by extension) noble, grand
Synonym: majestoso

Derived terms

altivamente

Further reading

“altivo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From alto +‎ -ivo.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /alˈtibo/ [al̪ˈt̪i.β̞o]
Rhymes: -ibo
Syllabification: al‧ti‧vo

Adjective

altivo (feminine altiva, masculine plural altivos, feminine plural altivas)

arrogant, haughty
Synonyms: arrogante, soberbio

Derived terms

See also

altanero

Further reading

“altivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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