elusivo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ēlūsus +‎ -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /e.luˈzi.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: e‧lu‧sì‧vo

Adjective

elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivi, feminine plural elusive)

1. elusive

   Synonym: sfuggente

2. evasive

   Synonym: evasivo

Derived terms

• elusivamente
• elusività

Further reading

• 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

Etymology

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

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.luˈzi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.luˈzi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /e.luˈzi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.luˈzi.vu/

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

• Rhymes: -ivu
• Hyphenation: e‧lu‧si‧vo
• Homophone: ilusivo (Portugal)

Adjective

elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)

1. elusive (evading capture, comprehension or remembrance)

   Synonym: fugidio

2. elusive (difficult to describe)

Further reading

• “elusivo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “elusivo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “elusivo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “elusivo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “elusivo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin ēlūsus +‎ -ivo, from the perfect passive participle of ēlūdō (“to deceive, to escape”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /eluˈsibo/ [e.luˈsi.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: e‧lu‧si‧vo

Adjective

elusivo (feminine elusiva, masculine plural elusivos, feminine plural elusivas)

1. elusive

   Synonym: escurridizo

2. evasive

   Synonym: evasivo

Related terms

• eludir

 

Further reading

• “elusivo”, 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