cautivo

See also: cautivó

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kauˈtibo/ [kau̯ˈt̪i.β̞o]
Rhymes: -ibo
Syllabification: cau‧ti‧vo

Etymology 1

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin captīvus. Compare the variant cativo, now rare, which shows the inherited outcome.[1]

Alternative forms

cativo (regional or rare)
captivo (rare)

Adjective

cautivo (feminine cautiva, masculine plural cautivos, feminine plural cautivas)

captive

Derived terms

cautiverio

Noun

cautivo m (plural cautivos, feminine cautiva, feminine plural cautivas)

captive

Verb

cautivo

first-person singular present indicative of cautivar

References

Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Further reading

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

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