olfativo

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• olfactivo (pre-1990 spelling)

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin olfactīvus.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ow.faˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [oʊ̯.faˈt͡ʃi.vu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ow.faˈt͡ʃi.vu/ [oʊ̯.faˈt͡ʃi.vu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ow.faˈt͡ʃi.vo/ [oʊ̯.faˈt͡ʃi.vo]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ol.fɐˈti.vu/ [oɫ.fɐˈti.vu], /ɔl.fɐˈti.vu/ [ɔɫ.fɐˈti.vu]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ol.fɐˈti.vu/ [oɫ.fɐˈti.vu], /ɔl.fɐˈti.vu/ [ɔɫ.fɐˈti.vu]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ol.fɐˈti.bu/ [oɫ.fɐˈti.βu], /ɔl.fɐˈti.bu/ [ɔɫ.fɐˈti.βu]

Adjective

olfativo (feminine olfativa, masculine plural olfativos, feminine plural olfativas)

1. olfactory (relating to the sense of smell)

   Synonym: olfactório

Related terms

• olfato

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin olfactīvus.

Adjective

olfativo (feminine olfativa, masculine plural olfativos, feminine plural olfativas)

1. olfactory

   Synonym: olfatorio

Further reading

• “olfativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16