alternatibo
Basque
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alternativo (“alternative”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alternatibo/ [al̪.t̪er.na.t̪i.β̞o]
- Rhymes: -ibo, -o
- Hyphenation: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧bo
Adjective
alternatibo (comparative alternatiboago, superlative alternatiboen, excessive alternatiboegi)
Declension
| indefinite | singular | plural | proximal plural | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| absolutive | alternatibo | alternatiboa | alternatiboak | alternatibook | |
| ergative | alternatibok | alternatiboak | alternatiboek | alternatibook | |
| dative | alternatibori | alternatiboari | alternatiboei | alternatibooi | |
| genitive | alternatiboren | alternatiboaren | alternatiboen | alternatiboon | |
| comitative | alternatiborekin | alternatiboarekin | alternatiboekin | alternatibookin | |
| causative | alternatiborengatik | alternatiboarengatik | alternatiboengatik | alternatiboongatik | |
| benefactive | alternatiborentzat | alternatiboarentzat | alternatiboentzat | alternatiboontzat | |
| instrumental | alternatiboz | alternatiboaz | alternatiboez | alternatibootaz | |
| innesive | anim. | alternatiborengan | alternatiboarengan | alternatiboengan | alternatiboongan |
| inan. | alternatibotan | alternatiboan | alternatiboetan | alternatibootan | |
| locative | anim. | — | — | — | — |
| inan. | alternatibotako | alternatiboko | alternatiboetako | alternatibootako | |
| allative | anim. | alternatiborengana | alternatiboarengana | alternatiboengana | alternatiboongana |
| inan. | alternatibotara | alternatibora | alternatiboetara | alternatibootara | |
| terminative | anim. | alternatiborenganaino | alternatiboarenganaino | alternatiboenganaino | alternatiboonganaino |
| inan. | alternatibotaraino | alternatiboraino | alternatiboetaraino | alternatibootaraino | |
| directive | anim. | alternatiborenganantz | alternatiboarenganantz | alternatiboenganantz | alternatiboonganantz |
| inan. | alternatibotarantz | alternatiborantz | alternatiboetarantz | alternatibootarantz | |
| destinative | anim. | alternatiborenganako | alternatiboarenganako | alternatiboenganako | alternatiboonganako |
| inan. | alternatibotarako | alternatiborako | alternatiboetarako | alternatibootarako | |
| ablative | anim. | alternatiborengandik | alternatiboarengandik | alternatiboengandik | alternatiboongandik |
| inan. | alternatibotatik | alternatibotik | alternatiboetatik | alternatibootatik | |
| partitive | alternatiborik | — | — | — | |
| prolative | alternatibotzat | — | — | — | |
Further reading
- “alternatibo”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
- “alternatibo” in Labayru Hiztegia
Mirandese
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /alteɾnaˈtibu/ [aɫ̪.t̪ɨɾ.nɐˈt̪i.β̞u] (Central)
- IPA(key): /alteɾnaˈtibu/ [aɫ̪.t̪ɨɾ.nɐˈt̪ɨj.β̞u] (Sendinese)
- Rhymes: -ibu
- Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧bo
Adjective
alternatibo (feminine alternatiba, masculine plural alternatibos, feminine plural alternatibas)
Tagalog
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish alternativo (“alternative”), from French alternatif, from Latin alternātīvus.
Pronunciation
- (Standard Tagalog) IPA(key): /ʔalteɾnaˈtibo/ [ʔɐl.t̪ɛɾ.n̪ɐˈt̪iː.bo]
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: al‧ter‧na‧ti‧bo
Noun
alternatibo (feminine alternatiba, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜆᜒᜊᜓ)
Related terms
Adjective
alternatibo (feminine alternatiba, Baybayin spelling ᜀᜎ᜔ᜆᜒᜇ᜔ᜈᜆᜒᜊᜓ)
- alternative
- Synonyms: palitan, halinhinan
Further reading
- “alternatibo”, in KWF Diksiyonaryo ng Wikang Filipino, Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino, 2025
- “alternatibo”, in Pambansang Diksiyonaryo | Diksiyonaryo.ph, 2018
- “alternatibo”, in Pinoy Dictionary, 2010–2026.
- Cuadrado Muñiz, Adolfo (1972), Hispanismos en el tagalo: diccionario de vocablos de origen español vigentes en esta lengua filipina, Madrid: Oficina de Educación Iberoamericana, page 27