| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ɔːlˈtɜːnətɪv/, /ɒlˈtɜːnətɪv/ |
| Hyphenation | al·ter·na·tive |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑷𐑤𐑑𐑻𐑯𐑩𐑑𐑦𐑝 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐐫𐑊𐐻𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐯𐐻𐐮𐑂, 𐐱𐑊𐐻𐐲𐑉𐑌𐐯𐐻𐐮𐑂 |
| Plural | alternatives |
| Afrikaans | alternatief |
|---|---|
| Czech | alternativa |
| Dutch | alternatief |
| Esperanto | alternativo |
| French | alternative |
| German | Alternative |
| Hungarian | altenatíva |
| Italian | alternativa; bivio |
| Papiamento | alternativo |
| Portuguese | alternativa |
| Saterland Frisian | Alternative |
| Spanish | alternativa |
| Swedish | alternativ |