intensivo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intēnsīvus, from Latin intēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /in.tenˈsi.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: in‧ten‧sì‧vo

Adjective

intensivo (feminine intensiva, masculine plural intensivi, feminine plural intensive)

1. intensive

Related terms

• intensivamente
• intenso

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intēnsīvus, from Latin intēnsus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tẽˈsi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tẽˈsi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tẽˈsi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tẽˈsi.vu/

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

• Hyphenation: in‧ten‧si‧vo

Adjective

intensivo (feminine intensiva, masculine plural intensivos, feminine plural intensivas)

1. intensive

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin intēnsīvus, from Latin intēnsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /intenˈsibo/ [ĩn̪.t̪ẽnˈsi.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: in‧ten‧si‧vo

Adjective

intensivo (feminine intensiva, masculine plural intensivos, feminine plural intensivas)

1. intensive

Derived terms

• medicina intensiva
• terapia intensiva
• unidad de cuidados intensivos
• unidad de vigilancia intensiva

Related terms

• intensidad
• intensificar
• intenso

Further reading

• “intensivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10