fricativo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from English fricative or French fricatif, derived from Latin fricō (“to rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fri.kaˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧tì‧vo

Adjective

fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativi, feminine plural fricative)

1. (phonetics) fricative

   Synonym: spirante

Further reading

• fricativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• fricativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• fricativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• fricatìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• fricativo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
• fricativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From English fricative, derived from Latin fricō (“to rub”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾi.kaˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾi.kaˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fɾi.kaˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾi.kɐˈti.vu/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾi.kɐˈti.vu/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɾi.kɐˈti.bu/ [fɾi.kɐˈti.βu]

• Rhymes: -ivu
• Hyphenation: fri‧ca‧ti‧vo

Adjective

fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativos, feminine plural fricativas)

1. (phonetics) fricative

Further reading

• “fricativo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “fricativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “fricativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “fricativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “fricativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “fricativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from English fricative, derived from Latin fricō (“to rub”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fɾikaˈtibo/ [fɾi.kaˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: fri‧ca‧ti‧vo

Adjective

fricativo (feminine fricativa, masculine plural fricativos, feminine plural fricativas)

1. (phonetics) fricative

Further reading

• “fricativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28