olfativo
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- olfactivo (pre-1990 spelling)
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin olfactīvus.
Pronunciation
- (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]
- (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)
- olfactory (relating to the sense of smell)
- Synonym: olfactório
Related terms
Further reading
- “olfativo”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
- “olfativo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026
Spanish
Etymology
From Latin olfactīvus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /olfaˈtibo/ [ol.faˈt̪i.β̞o]
- Rhymes: -ibo
- Syllabification: ol‧fa‧ti‧vo
Adjective
olfativo (feminine olfativa, masculine plural olfativos, feminine plural olfativas)
Further reading
- “olfativo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025