sedativo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sēdātivus, from Latin sēdātus, perfect passive participle of sēdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /se.daˈti.vo/
• Rhymes: -ivo
• Hyphenation: se‧da‧tì‧vo

Adjective

sedativo (feminine sedativa, masculine plural sedativi, feminine plural sedative)

1. sedative

Noun

sedativo m (plural sedativi)

1. (pharmacology) sedative

Further reading

• sedativo in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• sedativo in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• sedativo in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• sedativo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• sedativo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Etymology

From sedar +‎ -tivo.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.daˈt͡ʃi.vu/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.daˈt͡ʃi.vu/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /se.daˈt͡ʃi.vo/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /sɨ.dɐˈti.vu/ [sɨ.ðɐˈti.vu]

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

• Hyphenation: se‧da‧ti‧vo

Adjective

sedativo (feminine sedativa, masculine plural sedativos, feminine plural sedativas)

1. sedative, soothing

Noun

sedativo m (plural sedativos)

1. sedative, depressant

Further reading

• “sedativo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2024
• “sedativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2024
• “sedativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
• “sedativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
• “sedativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2024
• “sedativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin sēdātivus, from Latin sēdātus, perfect passive participle of sēdō.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /sedaˈtibo/ [se.ð̞aˈt̪i.β̞o]
• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: se‧da‧ti‧vo

Adjective

sedativo (feminine sedativa, masculine plural sedativos, feminine plural sedativas)

1. sedative

Further reading

• “sedativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28