primitivo

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian primitivo.

Noun

primitivo (uncountable)

  1. A grape variety from Puglia, genetically identical to zinfandel; the red wine made from this grape.

Galician

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus.

Adjective

primitivo m (feminine singular primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas)

  1. primitive

Derived terms

Further reading


Italian

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pri.miˈti.vo/

Adjective

primitivo (feminine singular primitiva, masculine plural primitivi, feminine plural primitive)

  1. primitive
  2. original (significance)

Derived terms

Noun

primitivo m (plural primitivi)

  1. primitive man
  2. a grape variety from Puglia, genetically identical to zinfandel; the red wine made from this grape

Descendants

Further reading

  • primitivo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • primitivo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

prīmitīvō

  1. dative masculine singular of prīmitīvus
  2. dative neuter singular of prīmitīvus
  3. ablative masculine singular of prīmitīvus
  4. ablative neuter singular of prīmitīvus

Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus.

Adjective

primitivo m (feminine singular primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas, comparable)

  1. primitive (pertaining to or harking back to a former time)
  2. primitive (characterised by simplicity or crudeness)

Derived terms

Noun

primitivo m (plural primitivos)

  1. primitive (member of a primitive society)

Further reading

  • primitivo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin prīmitīvus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pɾimiˈtibo/, [pɾimiˈt̪iβo]

Adjective

primitivo (feminine singular primitiva, masculine plural primitivos, feminine plural primitivas)

  1. primitive
  2. original, initial, basic

Derived terms

Further reading

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