primitiva
Portuguese, noun/pɾi.miˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/
primitiva is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “primitive (function whose derivative is a given function)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of primitivo.
What does primitiva mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineprimitive (function whose derivative is a given function)
- 2
feminineprimitive (data type that is built into the programming language)
adjective
- 1
femininefeminine singular of primitivo
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of primitiva
- primitivas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce primitiva?
- Brazil /pɾi.miˈt͡ʃi.vɐ/
- Portugal /pɾi.miˈti.vɐ/
- Portugal /pɾi.miˈti.bɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to primitiva
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is primitiva in Portuguese?
primitiva appears 2.9 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).