activo

See also: activó

Asturian

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Catalan

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Northern, Central) [əkˈti.βu]
• IPA^(key): (Balearic) [əkˈti.vo]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [akˈti.vo]
• IPA^(key): (Northwestern) [akˈti.βo]

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Galician

Etymology 1

From Latin āctīvus.

Adjective

activo (feminine activa, masculine plural activos, feminine plural activas)

1. active

   Antonyms: inactivo, pasivo

Derived terms

• activamente

Related terms

• actividade
• activar

Further reading

• “activo”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026

Etymology 2

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [aːkˈtiː.woː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [akˈtiː.vo]

Adjective

āctīvō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of āctīvus

Portuguese

Etymology 1

Noun

activo m (plural activos)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Adjective

activo (feminine activa, masculine plural activos, feminine plural activas)

1. pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of ativo; still used where the agreement hasn’t come into effect and may occur as a sporadic misspelling

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Further reading

• “activo”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aɡˈtibo/ [aɣ̞ˈt̪i.β̞o]

• Audio (Colombia):

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• Rhymes: -ibo
• Syllabification: ac‧ti‧vo

Etymology 1

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ-

Proto-Indo-European *-eti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti

Proto-Italic *agō

Latin agō

Proto-Indo-European *-wós

Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder.

Latin -īvus

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Ancient Greek ἐνεργητῐκός (energētĭkós)sl.

Latin āctīvusbor.

Spanish activo

Borrowed from Latin āctīvus.

Adjective

activo (feminine activa, masculine plural activos, feminine plural activas)

1. active

   Antonym: pasivo

   • 2015 July 28, José María Mena, “El pecado y el Constitucional”, in El País‎^[1]:

     Un farmacéutico de Sevilla decidió carecer de existencias de preservativos y de un medicamento con el principio activo lovonorgestrel 0,750 mgs., conocido como “la píldora del día después” (PDD).

     A pharmacist from Sevilla decided to take condoms and a medicine with the active ingredient lovonorgestrel 0,750 mg, a.k.a. "the morning after pill” out of stock.

2. (technology) up (a website, server, system, etc.; usually used when a website or server was previously "down" but is now back online)
3. (gay slang) top

   Synonym: soplanucas (derogatory)

   Antonyms: pasivo, muerdealmohadas (derogatory)

Derived terms

• activamente
• activar
• activismo
• en activo
• inactivo
• población activa
• principio activo
• retroactivo
• servicio activo
• sufragio activo
• voz activa

Related terms

• acción
• actividad

Descendants

• → Basque: aktibo
• → Tagalog: aktibo

Noun

activo m (plural activos)

1. (accounting) asset (any property or material right of an enterprise or individual)
   • 2025 February 19, Horacio Aizpepolea, “Milei viaja a los Estados Unidos en medio del escándalo de $Libra”, in La Voz:

     Los diputados del bloque de Miguel Pichetto pidieron la interpelación de la hermana del Presidente por su “posible implicancia en la coordinación de reuniones o gestiones relacionadas con la promoción del activo digital

     The deputies of Miguel Pichetto's bloc requested the interpellation of the President's sister for her "possible implication in the coordination of meetings and processes related to the promotion of the digital asset.

Derived terms

• activo corriente
• activo fijo
• activo financiero

See also

• pasivo

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

activo

1. first-person singular present indicative of activar

Further reading

• “activo”, 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