"operaio" meaning in Italian

See operaio in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /o.peˈra.jo/ Forms: operaia [feminine], operai [masculine, plural], operaie [feminine, plural], operajo [alternative, obsolete], operaglio [alternative]
Rhymes: -ajo Etymology: From Latin operārius. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|operārius}} Latin operārius Head templates: {{it-adj}} operaio (feminine operaia, masculine plural operai, feminine plural operaie)
  1. working, workmen's, worker's, labour/labor
    Sense id: en-operaio-it-adj-0ylrn~2c Categories (other): Italian entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Italian entries with incorrect language header: 75 3 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 97 0 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 96 0 4
  2. working, worker Synonyms: lavoratore
    Sense id: en-operaio-it-adj-9jUuovvx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Noun

IPA: /o.peˈra.jo/ Forms: operai [plural], operaia [feminine], operajo [alternative, obsolete], operaglio [alternative]
Rhymes: -ajo Etymology: From Latin operārius. Etymology templates: {{inh|it|la|operārius}} Latin operārius Head templates: {{it-noun|m|f=+}} operaio m (plural operai, feminine operaia)
  1. worker, factory worker, workman, working man Tags: masculine Synonyms: lavorante, lavoratore Derived forms: operaismo Related terms: opera
    Sense id: en-operaio-it-noun-5LfzDwzw
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 0 0

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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