iniciativa

Catalan

Noun

iniciativa f (plural iniciatives)

1. initiative

Czech

Etymology

Borrowed from French initiative.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈɪnɪt͡sɪjatɪva]
• IPA^(key): [ˈɪnɪt͡sɪjatiːva]

Noun

iniciativa f

1. initiative

   přebírat iniciativu ― to take the initiative

Declension

Declension of iniciativa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	iniciativa	iniciativy
genitive	iniciativy	iniciativ
dative	iniciativě	iniciativám
accusative	iniciativu	iniciativy
vocative	iniciativo	iniciativy
locative	iniciativě	iniciativách
instrumental	iniciativou	iniciativami

Related terms

• iniciace
• iniciativní
• iniciátor
• iniciovat

 

Further reading

• “iniciativa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “iniciativa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ni.si.aˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/ [i.ni.sɪ.aˈt͡ʃi.vɐ], (faster pronunciation) /i.ni.sjaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ni.si.aˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/ [i.ni.sɪ.aˈt͡ʃi.vɐ], (faster pronunciation) /i.ni.sjaˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /i.ni.si.aˈt͡ʃi.va/ [i.ni.sɪ.aˈt͡ʃi.va], (faster pronunciation) /i.ni.sjaˈt͡ʃi.va/

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ni.sjɐˈti.vɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ni.sjɐˈti.vɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /i.ni.sjɐˈti.bɐ/ [i.ni.sjɐˈti.βɐ]

• Hyphenation: i‧ni‧ci‧a‧ti‧va

Adjective

iniciativa f sg

1. feminine singular of iniciativo

Noun

iniciativa f (plural iniciativas)

1. initiative (willingness to act first or on one’s own)

Related terms

• início

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /iniθjaˈtiba/ [i.ni.θjaˈt̪i.β̞a]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /inisjaˈtiba/ [i.ni.sjaˈt̪i.β̞a]
• Rhymes: -iba
• Syllabification: i‧ni‧cia‧ti‧va

Noun

iniciativa f (plural iniciativas)

1. initiative

   Synonym: iniciativo

Derived terms

• iniciativa popular

 

Related terms

• iniciar

 

Adjective

iniciativa f sg

1. feminine singular of iniciativo

Further reading

• “iniciativo”, 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