elusivo
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Italian[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ēlūsus + -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivi, feminine plural elusive)
Derived terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- elusivo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- elusivo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- elusivo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- elusìvo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- elusivo in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- eluṡivo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ēlūsus + -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”). Possibly a loan from English elusive or French élusif, themselves derived from Latin.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)
- elusive (evading capture, comprehension or remembrance)
- Synonym: fugidio
- elusive (difficult to describe)
Further reading[edit]
- “elusivo” in iDicionário Aulete.
- “elusivo” in Dicionário inFormal.
- “elusivo” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- “elusivo” in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa.
- “elusivo” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Latin ēlūsus + -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)
- elusive
- Synonym: escurridizo
- evasive
- Synonym: evasivo
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
- “elusivo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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- Rhymes:Portuguese/ivu
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- Spanish terms derived from Latin
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- Rhymes:Spanish/ibo
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