# alternativo
## Dutch
### Etymology

Either from alternatief +‎ -o or a borrowing, in which case Italian alternativo would be a plausible etymon.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˌɑl.tər.naːˈti.voː/
* Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo
* Rhymes: -ivoː
* Audio:(file)

### Noun

alternativo m (plural alternativo's, diminutive alternativootje n, feminine alternativa)
* (chiefly Belgium, derogatory) someone who participates in an alternative subculture (e.g. a hipster, emo or punk) and typically has leftist opinions
    Synonyms: alto, alternatieveling, alternatieve

## Esperanto
### Pronunciation

* Audio:(file)
* IPA: [alternaˈtivo]
* Rhymes: -ivo
* Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

### Noun

alternativo (accusative singular alternativon, plural alternativoj, accusative plural alternativojn)
* alternative

## Galician
### Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)
* alternative

## Italian
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /al.ter.naˈti.vo/
* Rhymes: -ivo
* Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧tì‧vo

### Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativi, feminine plural alternative)
* alternative

#### Derived terms

* alternativamente
* alternatività

#### Related terms

* alternativa

### Further reading

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

### Anagrams

* avolteranti, inoltravate, rintavolate

## Latin
### Pronunciation

* (Classical Latin) IPA: /al.ter.naːˈtiː.u̯oː/, [äɫ̪t̪ɛrnäːˈt̪iːu̯oː]
* (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA: /al.ter.naˈti.vo/, [äl̪t̪ernäˈt̪iːvo]

### Adjective

alternātīvō
* dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of alternātīvus

## Portuguese
### Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin alternātīvus. By surface analysis, alternar +‎ -tivo.

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /aw.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teɦ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
* (Brazil) IPA: /aw.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teɦ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
** (São Paulo) IPA: /aw.teɾ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teɾ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
** (Rio de Janeiro) IPA: /aw.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [aʊ̯.teʁ.naˈt͡ʃi.vu]
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /aw.teɻ.naˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [aʊ̯.teɻ.naˈt͡ʃi.vo]
* (Portugal) IPA: /al.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.vu/ [aɫ.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.vu]
* (Portugal) IPA: /al.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.vu/ [aɫ.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.vu]
** (Northern Portugal) IPA: /al.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.bu/ [aɫ.tɨɾ.nɐˈti.βu]
* (Northeast Brazil) IPA: [awtexnaˈtivu]
* Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

### Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas, not comparable)
* alternative (having more than one choice)

#### Related terms

* alternativa, alternar

### Further reading

* “alternativo”, in iDicionário Aulete (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2025
* “alternativo”, in Dicionário inFormal (in Portuguese), 2006–2025
* “alternativo” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913
* “alternativo”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
* “alternativo”, in Michaelis Dicionário Brasileiro da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), São Paulo: Editora Melhoramentos, 2015–2025
* “alternativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025

## Spanish
### Etymology

Borrowed from French alternatif, from Latin alternātīvus.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /alteɾnaˈtibo/ [al̪.t̪eɾ.naˈt̪i.β̞o]
* Audio (Venezuela):(file)
* Rhymes: -ibo
* Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧vo

### Adjective

alternativo (feminine alternativa, masculine plural alternativos, feminine plural alternativas)
* alternative

#### Derived terms

* alternativamente
* medicina alternativa

#### Related terms

* alternar
* alternativa

#### Descendants

* → Tagalog: alternatibo

### Further reading

* “alternativo”, 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