"sbirro" meaning in Italian

See sbirro in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈzbir.ro/ Forms: sbirri [plural]
Rhymes: -irro Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Italian s- substrate? Proto-Celtic *birros Gaulish *birrosbor. Latin birrus Italian birro Italian sbirro From s- + birro, the latter from Latin birrus (“hooded coat”), related to burrus (“reddish; red-headed”). Etymology templates: {{etymon|it|:af|s-|birro<ety:inh<la:birrus>>|tree=1}} Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰ Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *h₁éǵʰs Proto-Italic *eks Latin ex Latin ex- Italian s- substrate? Proto-Celtic *birros Gaulish *birrosbor. Latin birrus Italian birro Italian sbirro [Appendix:Glossary#inherited|Inherited]] from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Italic", "term" : "*eks", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "itc-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "status" : "ok", "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ex", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "from" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "ex-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "s-", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }, { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "gloss" : "short", "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "lang_name" : "substrate", "status" : "ok", "children" : [ ], "lang" : "qfa-sub" } ], "is_uncertain" : true, "keyword_label" : "From", "keyword" : "uder" } ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Celtic", "term" : "*birros", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "cel-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Gaulish", "term" : "*birros", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "cel-gau" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "birrus", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "birro", "status" : "inline", "lang" : "it" } ], "keyword_label" : "From", "is_group" : true, "keyword" : "affix" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "sbirro", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="sbirro">, {{af|it|s-|birro}} s- + birro, {{der|it|la|birrus||hooded coat}} Latin birrus (“hooded coat”) Head templates: {{it-noun|m}} sbirro m (plural sbirri)
  1. cop (policeman) Tags: masculine Synonyms: poliziotto Derived forms: sbirresco

Inflected forms

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