furtivo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /furˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: fur‧tì‧vo

Adjective

furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivi, feminine plural furtive)

1. stolen, related to a theft

   merce di provenienza furtiva ― manubial goods

2. thievish, furtive, stealthy
3. sly

Derived terms

• furtivamente

Related terms

• furto

Further reading

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

Latin

Adjective

fūrtīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of fūrtīvus

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [fuhˈt͡ʃi.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [fuhˈt͡ʃi.vu]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /fuʁˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [fuχˈt͡ʃi.vu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /fuɻˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fuɾˈti.vu/

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

• Hyphenation: fur‧ti‧vo

Adjective

furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)

1. furtive; stealthy
2. furtive (exhibiting guilty or evasive secrecy)

   caçador furtivo ― poacher (literally, “furtive hunter”)

Related terms

• furto

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fūrtīvus (“stolen”), from fūrtum (“theft”), from fūr (“thief”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuɾˈtibo/ [fuɾˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: fur‧ti‧vo

Adjective

furtivo (feminine furtiva, masculine plural furtivos, feminine plural furtivas)

1. furtive
2. stealthy
3. poacher-like

Derived terms

• caza furtiva
• cazador furtivo
• furtivamente
• leñador furtivo
• pescador furtivo
• recolector furtivo
• talador furtivo

 

Related terms

• furtivismo
• hurtar
• hurto

 

Noun

furtivo m (plural furtivos)

1. poacher

   Synonym: furtivista

Related terms

• hurto

 

Further reading

• “furtivo”, 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