"cattivo" meaning in Italian

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Adjective

IPA: /katˈti.vo/ Forms: cattiva [feminine], cattivi [masculine, plural], cattive [feminine, plural], cattivissimo [superlative], cattivamente [adverb], cattivetto [diminutive], cattivuccio [endearing]
Rhymes: -ivo Etymology: Inherited from Latin captīvus (“captive” → “caught by the devil” → “bad”). Compare the semantic development of French chétif (“puny, scrawny”) and Galician cativo. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:captīvus}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "captīvus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "cattivo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="cattivo">, {{inh|it|la|captīvus|t=captive” → “caught by the devil” → “bad}} Latin captīvus (“captive” → “caught by the devil” → “bad”), {{cog|fr|chétif||puny, scrawny}} French chétif (“puny, scrawny”), {{cog|gl|cativo}} Galician cativo Head templates: {{it-adj|adv=cattivamente|dim=cattivetto|dim_end=cattivello|end=cattivuccio|sup=cattivissimo}} cattivo (feminine cattiva, masculine plural cattivi, feminine plural cattive, superlative cattivissimo, adverb cattivamente, diminutive cattivetto, endearing cattivuccio, diminutive-endearing cattivello)
  1. bad Synonyms: brutto, malvagio
    Sense id: en-cattivo-it-adj-LwXUtonS
  2. wicked, naughty
    Sense id: en-cattivo-it-adj-EPtn~gYe
  3. (dated) captive, captured, imprisoned Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-cattivo-it-adj-1dcuAeDd
  4. (archaic) unhappy, miserable Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-cattivo-it-adj-9tCfULwi
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cattiveria Related terms: male, malo, malvagio

Noun

IPA: /katˈti.vo/ Forms: cattivi [plural], cattiva [feminine], cattivone [augmentative], cattivaccio [pejorative]
Rhymes: -ivo Etymology: Inherited from Latin captīvus (“captive” → “caught by the devil” → “bad”). Compare the semantic development of French chétif (“puny, scrawny”) and Galician cativo. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:inh|la:captīvus}} [Appendix:Glossary#derived_terms|Derived]] from", "terms" : [ { "alt" : "*-iHwós", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "status" : "inline", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "id" : "adjectival suffix", "children" : [ ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Proto-Indo-European", "term" : "*-wós", "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang" : "ine-pro" } ], "keyword" : "derived" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "-īvus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "captīvus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "cattivo", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="cattivo">, {{inh|it|la|captīvus|t=captive” → “caught by the devil” → “bad}} Latin captīvus (“captive” → “caught by the devil” → “bad”), {{cog|fr|chétif||puny, scrawny}} French chétif (“puny, scrawny”), {{cog|gl|cativo}} Galician cativo Head templates: {{it-noun|m|aug=cattivone|f=+|pej=cattivaccio}} cattivo m (plural cattivi, feminine cattiva, augmentative cattivone, pejorative cattivaccio)
  1. villain, bad guy Tags: masculine
    Sense id: en-cattivo-it-noun-DRk5j2xS Categories (other): Italian entries with etymon, Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of Italian entries with etymon: 0 0 19 0 79 2 Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 1 1 23 1 68 7 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 0 0 26 0 64 10 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 0 24 0 72 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 0 24 0 73 4 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 0 0 25 0 66 9
  2. (dated) captive, prisoner Tags: dated, masculine
    Sense id: en-cattivo-it-noun-UQLpSNYn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: cattivello, cattivone, cattivaccio

Inflected forms

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      "tags": [
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          "word": "buono"
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              12
            ]
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          "english": "I have a bad feeling.",
          "text": "Ho un cattivo presentimento.",
          "translation": "I have a bad feeling.",
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          "word": "brutto"
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    },
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      ],
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      ],
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    },
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      "rhymes": "-ivo"
    }
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "riprovevole"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "biasimevole"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
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    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "ignobile"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "indegno"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "scortese"
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "sgarbato"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "villano"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "intrattabile"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "irascibile"
    },
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      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "malvagio"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "scellerato"
    },
    {
      "source": "Thesaurus:cattivo",
      "word": "vizioso"
    }
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}

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      "word": "cattivone"
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      "form": "cattivi",
      "tags": [
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      "form": "cattiva",
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      "form": "cattivone",
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    "cat‧tì‧vo"
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        "cat‧tì‧vo"
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    }
  ],
  "lang": "Italian",
  "lang_code": "it",
  "pos": "noun",
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      "glosses": [
        "villain, bad guy"
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      ]
    },
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}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1698",
  "msg": "unrecognized head form: diminutive-endearing cattivello",
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  ],
  "section": "Italian",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "cattivo",
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}

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