alternativo
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== Dutch ==
=== Etymology ===
Either from alternatief + -o or a borrowing, in which case Italian alternativo would be a plausible etymon.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /ˌɑl.tər.naːˈti.voː/
Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
Rhymes: -ivoː
=== Noun ===
alternativo m (plural alternativo's, diminutive alternativootje n, feminine alternativa)
(chiefly Belgium, derogatory) someone who participates in an alternative subculture (e.g. a hipster, emo or punk) and typically has leftist opinions
Synonyms: alto, alternatieveling, alternatieve
== Esperanto ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alternaˈtivo/
Rhymes: -ivo
Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
=== Noun ===
alternativo (accusative singular alternativon, plural alternativoj, accusative plural alternativojn)
alternative
== Galician ==
=== Adjective ===
alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)
alternative
== Italian ==
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /al.ter.naˈti.vo/
Rhymes: -ivo
Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧tì‧vo
=== Adjective ===
alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativi, feminine plural alternative)
alternative
==== Derived terms ====
alternativamente
alternatività
==== Related terms ====
alternativa
=== Further reading ===
alternativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
alternativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
alternativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
alternativo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
alternativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
alternativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
=== Anagrams ===
avolteranti, inoltravate, rintavolate
== Latin ==
=== Pronunciation ===
(Classical Latin) IPA(key): [aɫ.tɛr.naːˈtiː.woː]
(modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [al.ter.naˈtiː.vo]
=== Adjective ===
alternātīvō
dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of alternātīvus
== Portuguese ==
=== Etymology ===
Learned borrowing from Latin alternātīvus. By surface analysis, alternar + -tivo.
=== Pronunciation ===
(Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): [awtexnaˈtivu]
Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
=== Adjective ===
alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas, not comparable)
alternative (having more than one choice)
==== Related terms ====
alternativa, alternar
=== Further reading ===
“alternativo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
“alternativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2026
“alternativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
“alternativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Lingua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2026
“alternativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2026, →ISBN
“alternativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
== Spanish ==
=== Etymology ===
Borrowed from French alternatif, from Latin alternātīvus.
=== Pronunciation ===
IPA(key): /alteɾnaˈtibo/ [al̪.t̪eɾ.naˈt̪i.β̞o]
Rhymes: -ibo
Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
=== Adjective ===
alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)
alternative
==== Derived terms ====
==== Related terms ====
==== Descendants ====
→ Tagalog: alternatibo
=== Further reading ===
“alternativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025