verdescuro

verdescuro (feminine verdescura, masculine plural verdescuri, feminine plural verdescure)

verdescura (feminine)
verdescuri (masculine plural)
verdescure (feminine plural)


verdigno

it-adj

verdigno (feminine verdigna, masculine plural verdigni, feminine plural verdigne)

verdigna (feminine)
verdigni (masculine plural)
verdigne (feminine plural)


verdiccio

verdiccio (feminine verdiccia, masculine plural verdicci, feminine plural verdicce)

verdiccia (feminine)
verdicci (masculine plural)
verdicce (feminine plural)


verdacchio

verdacchio (feminine verdacchia, masculine plural verdacchi, feminine plural verdacchie)

verdacchia (feminine)
verdacchi (masculine plural)
verdacchie (feminine plural)

From verde (“green”) + -acchio (“somewhat”, attenuative suffix).


venturoso

it-adj

venturoso (feminine venturosa, masculine plural venturosi, feminine plural venturose)

venturosa (feminine)
venturosi (masculine plural)
venturose (feminine plural)

From ventura (“luck, fortune”) + -oso (“-ous”).

suf

Oh venturose e care e benedette
l’antiche etá, che a morte
per la patria correan le genti a squadre

1835, Giacomo Leopardi with Alessandro Donati, “I. All'Italia [1. To Italy]”, in Canti^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Indice:Canti_(Leopardi_-_Donati).djvu), Bari: Einaudi, published 1917, page 5, lines 61–67:

Oh fortunate, and blessed, and dear the ancient days, when our people rushed to die in ranks for their homeland


verghettato

it-adj

verghettato (feminine verghettata, masculine plural verghettati, feminine plural verghettate)

verghettata (feminine)
verghettati (masculine plural)
verghettate (feminine plural)


vergolato

vergolato (feminine vergolata, masculine plural vergolati, feminine plural vergolate)

vergolata (feminine)
vergolati (masculine plural)
vergolate (feminine plural)

decorated with silken (or precious metal) threads


vermicoloso

vermicoloso (feminine vermicolosa, masculine plural vermicolosi, feminine plural vermicolose)

vermicolosa (feminine)
vermicolosi (masculine plural)
vermicolose (feminine plural)


veritevole

By surface analysis, verità + -evole. Doublet of veritabile.


vernengo

vernengo (feminine vernenga, masculine plural vernenghi, feminine plural vernenghe)

vernenga (feminine)
vernenghi (masculine plural)
vernenghe (feminine plural)


versaiolo

versaiolo (feminine versaiola, masculine plural versaioli, feminine plural versaiole)

versaiola (feminine)
versaioli (masculine plural)
versaiole (feminine plural)


versiliberista

versiliberista (masculine plural versiliberisti, feminine plural versiliberiste)

versiliberisti (masculine plural)
versiliberiste (feminine plural)


quartese

of, from or relating to Quarto (Italian municipality in Campania)


versificatorio

versificatorio (feminine versificatoria, masculine plural versificatori, feminine plural versificatorie)

versificatoria (feminine)
versificatori (masculine plural)
versificatorie (feminine plural)


versicolore

From Latin versicolōrem (“color-changing”).

La vampa violenta e versicolore crepita in cima della picca ch’ella tiene in pugno come una fiaccola, senza paura.

1901, Gabriele D'Annunzio, “Atto II [Act 2]”, in Francesca da Rimini, Milan: Fratelli Treves, published 1904, scena II, page 90:

The violent, versicoloured flame crackles atop the pike she fearlessly holds in her hand like a torch.

[…] il treno
in fuga volge nella corsa folle
qualche animale giovane e galline
versicolori.

1944, Umberto Saba, “In treno [On the train]”, in Ultime cose [Last things]:

The train, in its mad race, makes some young animals and varicoloured chickens run away.

Il postino posò prima sul banco, come al solito, il fascio versicolore delle stampe pubblicitarie.

1966, Leonardo Sciascia, chapter I, in A ciascuno il suo [To each his own]:

The mailman, as per usual, laid the versicoloured bundle of advertising prints on the desk first.

(literary) having different, changing colors; versicoloured, varicoloured

pitiriasi versicolore
pitiriasi versicolore#Italian

(pathology) Only used in pitiriasi versicolore


mencio

mencio (feminine mencia, masculine plural menci, feminine plural mence)

mencia (feminine)
menci (masculine plural)
mence (feminine plural)

Uncertain. Possibly of Germanic origin; if so, from Frankish *minsto, *minnisto, superlative of *min, *minn (“small, less”), from Proto-Germanic *minniz (“less”).


vescicolato

vescicolato (feminine vescicolata, masculine plural vescicolati, feminine plural vescicolate)

vescicolata (feminine)
vescicolati (masculine plural)
vescicolate (feminine plural)


vescicatorio

vescicatorio (feminine vescicatoria, masculine plural vescicatori, feminine plural vescicatorie)

vescicatoria (feminine)
vescicatori (masculine plural)
vescicatorie (feminine plural)


vescoso

vescoso (feminine vescosa, masculine plural vescosi, feminine plural vescose)

vescosa (feminine)
vescosi (masculine plural)
vescose (feminine plural)


vescicaria

vescicaria (feminine-only, feminine plural vescicarie)

From Latin [herba] vēsīcāria (“bladder grass”).


vespigno

it-adj

vespigno (feminine vespigna, masculine plural vespigni, feminine plural vespigne)

vespigna (feminine)
vespigni (masculine plural)
vespigne (feminine plural)


vestitore

vestitore (feminine vestitrice, masculine plural vestitori, feminine plural vestitrici)

vestitrice (feminine)
vestitori (masculine plural)
vestitrici (feminine plural)


vetriato

vetriato (feminine vetriata, masculine plural vetriati, feminine plural vetriate)

vetriata (feminine)
vetriati (masculine plural)
vetriate (feminine plural)


vezzato

vezzato (feminine vezzata, masculine plural vezzati, feminine plural vezzate)

vezzata (feminine)
vezzati (masculine plural)
vezzate (feminine plural)


vetturalesco

vetturalesco (feminine vetturalesca, masculine plural vetturaleschi, feminine plural vetturalesche)

vetturalesca (feminine)
vetturaleschi (masculine plural)
vetturalesche (feminine plural)


picassesco

picassesco (feminine picassesca, masculine plural picasseschi, feminine plural picassesche)

picassesca (feminine)
picasseschi (masculine plural)
picassesche (feminine plural)


goyesco

goyesco (feminine goyesca, masculine plural goyeschi, feminine plural goyesche)

goyesca (feminine)
goyeschi (masculine plural)
goyesche (feminine plural)


viatorio

viatorio (feminine viatoria, masculine plural viatori, feminine plural viatorie)

viatoria (feminine)
viatori (masculine plural)
viatorie (feminine plural)


bolivano

bolivano (feminine bolivana, masculine plural bolivani, feminine plural bolivane)

bolivana (feminine)
bolivani (masculine plural)
bolivane (feminine plural)


larssoniano

larssoniano (feminine larssoniana, masculine plural larssoniani, feminine plural larssoniane)

larssoniana (feminine)
larssoniani (masculine plural)
larssoniane (feminine plural)


optogenetico

optogenetico (feminine optogenetica, masculine plural optogenetici, feminine plural optogenetiche)

optogenetica (feminine)
optogenetici (masculine plural)
optogenetiche (feminine plural)


coreografato

coreografato (feminine coreografata, masculine plural coreografati, feminine plural coreografate)

coreografata (feminine)
coreografati (masculine plural)
coreografate (feminine plural)


losangelino

losangelino (feminine losangelina, masculine plural losangelini, feminine plural losangeline)

losangelina (feminine)
losangelini (masculine plural)
losangeline (feminine plural)

Angeleno (of, from or relating to Los Angeles)


proteaginoso

proteaginoso (feminine proteaginosa, masculine plural proteaginosi, feminine plural proteaginose)

proteaginosa (feminine)
proteaginosi (masculine plural)
proteaginose (feminine plural)


nazianzeno

nazianzeno (feminine nazianzena, masculine plural nazianzeni, feminine plural nazianzene)

nazianzena (feminine)
nazianzeni (masculine plural)
nazianzene (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin nazianzēnus (“Nazianzen, of Nazianzus”). By surface analysis, Nazianzo (“Nazianzus”) + -eno (“pertaining to”).

surf

(historical) Nazianzen (of, from or relating to Nazianzus)


androcefalo

it-adj

androcefalo (feminine androcefala, masculine plural androcefali, feminine plural androcefale)

androcefala (feminine)
androcefali (masculine plural)
androcefale (feminine plural)


neuroendocrino

neuroendocrino (feminine neuroendocrina, masculine plural neuroendocrini, feminine plural neuroendocrine)

neuroendocrina (feminine)
neuroendocrini (masculine plural)
neuroendocrine (feminine plural)


putente

Borrowed from Latin pūtentem, present active participle of pūteō (“to stink”).


almodovariano

almodovariano (feminine almodovariana, masculine plural almodovariani, feminine plural almodovariane)

almodovariana (feminine)
almodovariani (masculine plural)
almodovariane (feminine plural)


flaubertiano

flaubertiano (feminine flaubertiana, masculine plural flaubertiani, feminine plural flaubertiane)

flaubertiana (feminine)
flaubertiani (masculine plural)
flaubertiane (feminine plural)

lang

<i class="Latn mention" lang="fr">Flaubert</i>

Flaubertian (relating to Gustave Flaubert)


benzidinico

it-adj

benzidinico (feminine benzidinica, masculine plural benzidinici, feminine plural benzidiniche)

benzidinica (feminine)
benzidinici (masculine plural)
benzidiniche (feminine plural)


eracleo

eracleo (feminine eraclea, masculine plural eraclei, feminine plural eraclee)

eraclea (feminine)
eraclei (masculine plural)
eraclee (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ἡράκλειος (hērákleios). By surface analysis, Eracle (“Heracles, Hercules”) + -eo (adjective-forming suffix).


assessino

it-adj

assessino (feminine assessina, masculine plural assessini, feminine plural assessine)

assessina (feminine)
assessini (masculine plural)
assessine (feminine plural)

(obsolete) Alternative form of assassino


vicennale

From Latin vīcennālis, from vīcennium + -ālis, from vīcennis (“20-year”) + -ium, from vīciēs (“twenty times”) + annus (“year”) + -is.

vicennial, occurring once every twenty years


videotelefonico

videotelefonico (feminine videotelefonica, masculine plural videotelefonici, feminine plural videotelefoniche)

videotelefonica (feminine)
videotelefonici (masculine plural)
videotelefoniche (feminine plural)


di fronte

suonare alla porta di fronte


rettovescicale

From retto- (“recto-”) + vescicale (“vesical”).


securitario

it-adj

securitario (feminine securitaria, masculine plural securitari, feminine plural securitarie)

securitaria (feminine)
securitari (masculine plural)
securitarie (feminine plural)


pernambucano

pernambucano (feminine pernambucana, masculine plural pernambucani, feminine plural pernambucane)

pernambucana (feminine)
pernambucani (masculine plural)
pernambucane (feminine plural)


volteriano

volteriano (feminine volteriana, masculine plural volteriani, feminine plural volteriane)

volteriana (feminine)
volteriani (masculine plural)
volteriane (feminine plural)


lovecraftiano

lovecraftiano (feminine lovecraftiana, masculine plural lovecraftiani, feminine plural lovecraftiane)

lovecraftiana (feminine)
lovecraftiani (masculine plural)
lovecraftiane (feminine plural)


supercalifragilistichespiralidosa

feminine singular of supercalifragilistichespiralidoso


supercalifragilistichespiralidose

feminine plural of supercalifragilistichespiralidoso


supercalifragilistichespiralidosi

masculine plural of supercalifragilistichespiralidoso


saariano

saariano (feminine saariana, masculine plural saariani, feminine plural saariane)

saariana (feminine)
saariani (masculine plural)
saariane (feminine plural)


ecoclimatico

ecoclimatico (feminine ecoclimatica, masculine plural ecoclimatici, feminine plural ecoclimatiche)

ecoclimatica (feminine)
ecoclimatici (masculine plural)
ecoclimatiche (feminine plural)


lonzo

lonzo (feminine lonza, masculine plural lonzi, feminine plural lonze)

lonza (feminine)
lonzi (masculine plural)
lonze (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Lombardic *lunz (“lazy, idle”), and also Old High German of the same.


ventimigliese

of, from or relating to Ventimiglia (town in Liguria)


nanoelettronico

it-adj

nanoelettronico (feminine nanoelettronica, masculine plural nanoelettronici, feminine plural nanoelettroniche)

nanoelettronica (feminine)
nanoelettronici (masculine plural)
nanoelettroniche (feminine plural)


palatoalveolari

masculine/feminine plural of palatoalveolare


alveolo-palatali

masculine/feminine plural of alveolo-palatale


palatoalveolare

From palato- (“pertaining to the palate”) + alveolare (“alveolar”).


alveolo-palatale

From alveolo (“alveolar”) + palatale (“palatal”).


culminale

From culmin(e) (“peak”, “top”) + -ale (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).


iberomaurusiano

it-adj

iberomaurusiano (feminine iberomaurusiana, masculine plural iberomaurusiani, feminine plural iberomaurusiane)

iberomaurusiana (feminine)
iberomaurusiani (masculine plural)
iberomaurusiane (feminine plural)


nanobiotecnologico

nanobiotecnologico (feminine nanobiotecnologica, masculine plural nanobiotecnologici, feminine plural nanobiotecnologiche)

nanobiotecnologica (feminine)
nanobiotecnologici (masculine plural)
nanobiotecnologiche (feminine plural)


linguolabiale

From linguo- (“tongue”) + labiale (“labial”).

(phonetics) linguolabial (articulated with the tongue and the upper lip)


epiglottale

From French épiglottal, derived from épiglotte, from Late Latin epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”).


epiglottidale

From epiglottide, from New Latin epiglottis, from Ancient Greek ἐπιγλωττίς (epiglōttís), derived from γλῶττα (glôtta), variant of γλῶσσα (glôssa, “tongue”). By surface analysis, epiglottid(e) (“epiglottis”) + -ale (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

surf

(anatomy) pertaining to the epiglottis, epiglottal


preislamico

it-adj

preislamico (feminine preislamica, masculine plural preislamici, feminine plural preislamiche)

preislamica (feminine)
preislamici (masculine plural)
preislamiche (feminine plural)


nanofotonico

nanofotonico (feminine nanofotonica, masculine plural nanofotonici, feminine plural nanofotoniche)

nanofotonica (feminine)
nanofotonici (masculine plural)
nanofotoniche (feminine plural)


kraftwerkiano

kraftwerkiano (feminine kraftwerkiana, masculine plural kraftwerkiani, feminine plural kraftwerkiane)

kraftwerkiana (feminine)
kraftwerkiani (masculine plural)
kraftwerkiane (feminine plural)


bitontino

bitontino (feminine bitontina, masculine plural bitontini, feminine plural bitontine)

bitontina (feminine)
bitontini (masculine plural)
bitontine (feminine plural)


manfredoniano

manfredoniano (feminine manfredoniana, masculine plural manfredoniani, feminine plural manfredoniane)

manfredoniana (feminine)
manfredoniani (masculine plural)
manfredoniane (feminine plural)


puteolano

puteolano (feminine puteolana, masculine plural puteolani, feminine plural puteolane)

puteolana (feminine)
puteolani (masculine plural)
puteolane (feminine plural)


apriliano

apriliano (feminine apriliana, masculine plural apriliani, feminine plural apriliane)

apriliana (feminine)
apriliani (masculine plural)
apriliane (feminine plural)


altamurano

altamurano (feminine altamurana, masculine plural altamurani, feminine plural altamurane)

altamurana (feminine)
altamurani (masculine plural)
altamurane (feminine plural)


pometino

pometino (feminine pometina, masculine plural pometini, feminine plural pometine)

pometina (feminine)
pometini (masculine plural)
pometine (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Pōmētīnus. By surface analysis, Pomezia + -ino.


commentativo

commentativo (feminine commentativa, masculine plural commentativi, feminine plural commentative)

commentativa (feminine)
commentativi (masculine plural)
commentative (feminine plural)


femtometrico

femtometrico (feminine femtometrica, masculine plural femtometrici, feminine plural femtometriche)

femtometrica (feminine)
femtometrici (masculine plural)
femtometriche (feminine plural)

From femtometro + -ico. By surface analysis, femto- + -metrico.


giromagnetico

giromagnetico (feminine giromagnetica, masculine plural giromagnetici, feminine plural giromagnetiche)

giromagnetica (feminine)
giromagnetici (masculine plural)
giromagnetiche (feminine plural)


lotico

lotico (feminine lotica, masculine plural lotici, feminine plural lotiche)

lotica (feminine)
lotici (masculine plural)
lotiche (feminine plural)


modicano

modicano (feminine modicana, masculine plural modicani, feminine plural modicane)

modicana (feminine)
modicani (masculine plural)
modicane (feminine plural)


tridermico

tridermico (feminine tridermica, masculine plural tridermici, feminine plural tridermiche)

tridermica (feminine)
tridermici (masculine plural)
tridermiche (feminine plural)


morfofonemico

morfofonemico (feminine morfofonemica, masculine plural morfofonemici, feminine plural morfofonemiche)

morfofonemica (feminine)
morfofonemici (masculine plural)
morfofonemiche (feminine plural)


fonemico

fonemico (feminine fonemica, masculine plural fonemici, feminine plural fonemiche)

fonemica (feminine)
fonemici (masculine plural)
fonemiche (feminine plural)


eastwoodiano

eastwoodiano (feminine eastwoodiana, masculine plural eastwoodiani, feminine plural eastwoodiane)

eastwoodiana (feminine)
eastwoodiani (masculine plural)
eastwoodiane (feminine plural)


saproxilico

saproxilico (feminine saproxilica, masculine plural saproxilici, feminine plural saproxiliche)

saproxilica (feminine)
saproxilici (masculine plural)
saproxiliche (feminine plural)


saproxilo

saproxilo (feminine saproxila, masculine plural saproxili, feminine plural saproxile)

saproxila (feminine)
saproxili (masculine plural)
saproxile (feminine plural)


megarico

megarico (feminine megarica, masculine plural megarici, feminine plural megariche)

megarica (feminine)
megarici (masculine plural)
megariche (feminine plural)


transumano

transumano (feminine transumana, masculine plural transumani, feminine plural transumane)

transumana (feminine)
transumani (masculine plural)
transumane (feminine plural)

From trans- (“across”, “beyond”) + umano (“human”).

prefix

[...] non gli avrebbero turbati i sonni gl'inarrivabili splendori della pietra filosofale, ma i volti transumani raggianti delle tavole di Giotto o dell'Angelico.

1882, Gabriele D'Annunzio, “Fra' Lucerta”, in Terra vergine, Mondadori, published 2014:

… his dreams would have been troubled not by the unparalleled splendours of the philosopher's stone, but by the shining superhuman faces in Giotto's or Angelico's paintings.


anagnino

it-adj

anagnino (feminine anagnina, masculine plural anagnini, feminine plural anagnine)

anagnina (feminine)
anagnini (masculine plural)
anagnine (feminine plural)


parenzano

parenzano (feminine parenzana, masculine plural parenzani, feminine plural parenzane)

parenzana (feminine)
parenzani (masculine plural)
parenzane (feminine plural)


ostunese

(relational) of the dialect (of Latin) once spoken in the Ostuni region


ginosino

ginosino (feminine ginosina, masculine plural ginosini, feminine plural ginosine)

ginosina (feminine)
ginosini (masculine plural)
ginosine (feminine plural)


fidentino

fidentino (feminine fidentina, masculine plural fidentini, feminine plural fidentine)

fidentina (feminine)
fidentini (masculine plural)
fidentine (feminine plural)


vietativo

vietativo (feminine vietativa, masculine plural vietativi, feminine plural vietative)

vietativa (feminine)
vietativi (masculine plural)
vietative (feminine plural)


vignato

vignato (feminine vignata, masculine plural vignati, feminine plural vignate)

vignata (feminine)
vignati (masculine plural)
vignate (feminine plural)


lauretano

lauretano (feminine lauretana, masculine plural lauretani, feminine plural lauretane)

lauretana (feminine)
lauretani (masculine plural)
lauretane (feminine plural)


vilificatore

vilificatore (feminine vilificatrice, masculine plural vilificatori, feminine plural vilificatrici)

vilificatrice (feminine)
vilificatori (masculine plural)
vilificatrici (feminine plural)


attapirato

attapirato (feminine attapirata, masculine plural attapirati, feminine plural attapirate)

attapirata (feminine)
attapirati (masculine plural)
attapirate (feminine plural)

In reference to the Tapiro d'Oro (“Golden Tapir”), a satirical prize given by the TV program Striscia la Notizia to someone famous who has behaved reprehensibly or ridiculously. Morphologically from a- (“ad-, en-”) + tapiro + -ato (“-ed”).

(neologism, humorous) upset for a personal comedown or failure


villaneggiatore

villaneggiatore (feminine villaneggiatrice, masculine plural villaneggiatori, feminine plural villaneggiatrici)

villaneggiatrice (feminine)
villaneggiatori (masculine plural)
villaneggiatrici (feminine plural)


vinato

vinato (feminine vinata, masculine plural vinati, feminine plural vinate)

vinata (feminine)
vinati (masculine plural)
vinate (feminine plural)


villesco

villesco (feminine villesca, masculine plural villeschi, feminine plural villesche)

villesca (feminine)
villeschi (masculine plural)
villesche (feminine plural)


vilio

vilio (feminine vilia, masculine plural vili, feminine plural vilie)

vilia (feminine)
vili (masculine plural)
vilie (feminine plural)


lauretana

feminine singular of lauretano (“of, or from, Loreto”)


vincido

vincido (feminine vincida, masculine plural vincidi, feminine plural vincide)

vincida (feminine)
vincidi (masculine plural)
vincide (feminine plural)

Uncertain, but possibly from Vulgar Latin *vincidus, itself likely derived from Latin vinciō (“tie, restrain”), or alternatively an alteration of viscido.


vinciano

vinciano (feminine vinciana, masculine plural vinciani, feminine plural vinciane)

vinciana (feminine)
vinciani (masculine plural)
vinciane (feminine plural)

of, from or relating to Vinci (town in Tuscany)


vipereo

vipereo (feminine viperea, masculine plural viperei, feminine plural viperee)

viperea (feminine)
viperei (masculine plural)
viperee (feminine plural)


palmarino

palmarino (feminine palmarina, masculine plural palmarini, feminine plural palmarine)

palmarina (feminine)
palmarini (masculine plural)
palmarine (feminine plural)


ebolitano

ebolitano (feminine ebolitana, masculine plural ebolitani, feminine plural ebolitane)

ebolitana (feminine)
ebolitani (masculine plural)
ebolitane (feminine plural)


virgolato

virgolato (feminine virgolata, masculine plural virgolati, feminine plural virgolate)

virgolata (feminine)
virgolati (masculine plural)
virgolate (feminine plural)


virginia

(relational) from Virginia (of tobacco or cigars)


virtudioso

virtudioso (feminine virtudiosa, masculine plural virtudiosi, feminine plural virtudiose)

virtudiosa (feminine)
virtudiosi (masculine plural)
virtudiose (feminine plural)

fia dilettevole e utile e conforto a’ nostri cittadini che sono e che saranno, in essere virtudiosi e di grande operazione, considerando come sono discesi di nobile progenie e di virtudiose genti, come furono gli antichi buoni Troiani, e’ valenti e nobili Romani

1348, Giovanni Villani, “Libro primo [First Book]”, in Nuova Cronica [New Chronicle], published 1991, section 1:

It will be pleasing and useful, and [an] advice to our fellow citizens, present and yet to come, being virtuous and great workers, considering how they're descended from a noble lineage, and from virtuous peoples, like the good, ancient Trojans, and the valorous and noble Romans were


visnuitico

visnuitico (feminine visnuitica, masculine plural visnuitici, feminine plural visnuitiche)

visnuitica (feminine)
visnuitici (masculine plural)
visnuitiche (feminine plural)


viticcioso

viticcioso (feminine viticciosa, masculine plural viticciosi, feminine plural viticciose)

viticciosa (feminine)
viticciosi (masculine plural)
viticciose (feminine plural)


vitineo

vitineo (feminine vitinea, masculine plural vitinei, feminine plural vitinee)

vitinea (feminine)
vitinei (masculine plural)
vitinee (feminine plural)

(art, architecture) decorated with twisted vines


vittore

vittore (feminine vittrice, masculine plural vittori, feminine plural vittrici)

vittrice (feminine)
vittori (masculine plural)
vittrici (feminine plural)


ingauno

ingauno (feminine ingauna, masculine plural ingauni, feminine plural ingaune)

ingauna (feminine)
ingauni (masculine plural)
ingaune (feminine plural)

From Latin ingaunum, a member of the Ligure tribe of the ingauni.


fiesolano

fiesolano (feminine fiesolana, masculine plural fiesolani, feminine plural fiesolane)

fiesolana (feminine)
fiesolani (masculine plural)
fiesolane (feminine plural)


vitulino

vitulino (feminine vitulina, masculine plural vitulini, feminine plural vituline)

vitulina (feminine)
vitulini (masculine plural)
vituline (feminine plural)


vivuto

vivuto (feminine vivuta, masculine plural vivuti, feminine plural vivute)

vivuta (feminine)
vivuti (masculine plural)
vivute (feminine plural)


palmarina

feminine singular of palmarino (“of, or from, Palmanova”)


ebolitana

feminine singular of ebolitano (“of, or from, Eboli”)


ingauna

feminine singular of ingauno (“of, or from, Albenga”)


vivisettore

vivisettore (feminine vivisettrice, masculine plural vivisettori, feminine plural vivisettrici)

vivisettrice (feminine)
vivisettori (masculine plural)
vivisettrici (feminine plural)


vituperativo

vituperativo (feminine vituperativa, masculine plural vituperativi, feminine plural vituperative)

vituperativa (feminine)
vituperativi (masculine plural)
vituperative (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin vituperātīvus, from Latin vituperātiō. By surface analysis, vituperato + -ivo.


vocabolariesco

vocabolariesco (feminine vocabolariesca, masculine plural vocabolarieschi, feminine plural vocabolariesche)

vocabolariesca (feminine)
vocabolarieschi (masculine plural)
vocabolariesche (feminine plural)


vituperatore

vituperatore (feminine vituperatrice, masculine plural vituperatori, feminine plural vituperatrici)

vituperatrice (feminine)
vituperatori (masculine plural)
vituperatrici (feminine plural)


voglioloso

voglioloso (feminine vogliolosa, masculine plural vogliolosi, feminine plural vogliolose)

vogliolosa (feminine)
vogliolosi (masculine plural)
vogliolose (feminine plural)


vociatore

vociatore (feminine vociatrice, masculine plural vociatori, feminine plural vociatrici)

vociatrice (feminine)
vociatori (masculine plural)
vociatrici (feminine plural)

From vociare (“vociferation”) + -tore (“-er”, agent noun suffix).


volandiero

it-adj

volandiero (feminine volandiera, masculine plural volandieri, feminine plural volandiere)

volandiera (feminine)
volandieri (masculine plural)
volandiere (feminine plural)


volentieroso

volentieroso (feminine volentierosa, masculine plural volentierosi, feminine plural volentierose)

volentierosa (feminine)
volentierosi (masculine plural)
volentierose (feminine plural)


volgitore

volgitore (feminine volgitrice, masculine plural volgitori, feminine plural volgitrici)

volgitrice (feminine)
volgitori (masculine plural)
volgitrici (feminine plural)


petaloso

petaloso (feminine petalosa, masculine plural petalosi, feminine plural petalose)

petalosa (feminine)
petalosi (masculine plural)
petalose (feminine plural)

From petalo (“petal”) + -oso (“-y, -ful, -some”).

suffix

(neologism, colloquial, botany) petalous, petalsome (full of petals)


vollistico

it-adj

vollistico (feminine vollistica, masculine plural vollistici, feminine plural vollistiche)

vollistica (feminine)
vollistici (masculine plural)
vollistiche (feminine plural)


bivoltino

bivoltino (feminine bivoltina, masculine plural bivoltini, feminine plural bivoltine)

bivoltina (feminine)
bivoltini (masculine plural)
bivoltine (feminine plural)


semivoltino

semivoltino (feminine semivoltina, masculine plural semivoltini, feminine plural semivoltine)

semivoltina (feminine)
semivoltini (masculine plural)
semivoltine (feminine plural)


polivoltino

polivoltino (feminine polivoltina, masculine plural polivoltini, feminine plural polivoltine)

polivoltina (feminine)
polivoltini (masculine plural)
polivoltine (feminine plural)


univoltino

univoltino (feminine univoltina, masculine plural univoltini, feminine plural univoltine)

univoltina (feminine)
univoltini (masculine plural)
univoltine (feminine plural)


multivoltino

multivoltino (feminine multivoltina, masculine plural multivoltini, feminine plural multivoltine)

multivoltina (feminine)
multivoltini (masculine plural)
multivoltine (feminine plural)


voltmetrico

voltmetrico (feminine voltmetrica, masculine plural voltmetrici, feminine plural voltmetriche)

voltmetrica (feminine)
voltmetrici (masculine plural)
voltmetriche (feminine plural)

(physics) voltmetric (measured using a voltmeter)


volterrano

volterrano (feminine volterrana, masculine plural volterrani, feminine plural volterrane)

volterrana (feminine)
volterrani (masculine plural)
volterrane (feminine plural)


vomitatorio

vomitatorio (feminine vomitatoria, masculine plural vomitatori, feminine plural vomitatorie)

vomitatoria (feminine)
vomitatori (masculine plural)
vomitatorie (feminine plural)


votaborse

Verb-object compound, composed of vota (“to empty, to drain (Tuscan)”) + borse (“purses”).


vulcanio

it-adj

vulcanio (feminine vulcania, masculine plural vulcanii, feminine plural vulcanie)

vulcania (feminine)
vulcanii (masculine plural)
vulcanie (feminine plural)


bivoltina

feminine singular of bivoltino (“bivoltine”)


multivoltina

feminine singular of multivoltino (“multivoltine”)


polivoltina

feminine singular of polivoltino (“polyvoltine”)


semivoltina

feminine singular of semivoltino (“semivoltine”)


univoltina

feminine singular of univoltino (“univoltine”)


voraginoso

voraginoso (feminine voraginosa, masculine plural voraginosi, feminine plural voraginose)

voraginosa (feminine)
voraginosi (masculine plural)
voraginose (feminine plural)

From Latin vorāginōsus. By surface analysis, voragin(e) (“abyss”) + -oso (“-ous”).

surf

quel divin suo scudo che di limo ¶ giacerà ricoperto in qualche gorgo ¶ voraginoso.

1825, Vincenzo Monti, transl., Iliade [Iliad], Milan: Giovanni Resnati e Gius. Bernardoni di Gio, translation of Ἰλιάς (Iliás) by Homer, published 1840, Libro XXI, page 457:

that divine shield of his that will lie, covered in mud, in some voraginous whirlpool.


labellato

it-adj

labellato (feminine labellata, masculine plural labellati, feminine plural labellate)

labellata (feminine)
labellati (masculine plural)
labellate (feminine plural)


labbruto

labbruto (feminine labbruta, masculine plural labbruti, feminine plural labbrute)

labbruta (feminine)
labbruti (masculine plural)
labbrute (feminine plural)


labirinteo

labirinteo (feminine labirintea, masculine plural labirintei, feminine plural labirintee)

labirintea (feminine)
labirintei (masculine plural)
labirintee (feminine plural)


netino

netino (feminine netina, masculine plural netini, feminine plural netine)

netina (feminine)
netini (masculine plural)
netine (feminine plural)


orbetellano

orbetellano (feminine orbetellana, masculine plural orbetellani, feminine plural orbetellane)

orbetellana (feminine)
orbetellani (masculine plural)
orbetellane (feminine plural)


laccifero

laccifero (feminine laccifera, masculine plural lacciferi, feminine plural laccifere)

laccifera (feminine)
lacciferi (masculine plural)
laccifere (feminine plural)


lacerativo

lacerativo (feminine lacerativa, masculine plural lacerativi, feminine plural lacerative)

lacerativa (feminine)
lacerativi (masculine plural)
lacerative (feminine plural)


lacrimatorio

lacrimatorio (feminine lacrimatoria, masculine plural lacrimatori, feminine plural lacrimatorie)

lacrimatoria (feminine)
lacrimatori (masculine plural)
lacrimatorie (feminine plural)


senza arte né parte

senz'arte né parte
senz'arte né parte#Italian


tarvisiano

tarvisiano (feminine tarvisiana, masculine plural tarvisiani, feminine plural tarvisiane)

tarvisiana (feminine)
tarvisiani (masculine plural)
tarvisiane (feminine plural)


labellata

feminine singular of labellato (“labellate”)


labbruta

feminine singular of labbruto (“thick-lipped”)


orbetellana

feminine singular of orbetellano (“of, or from, Orbetello”)


netina

feminine singular of netino (“of, or from, Noto”)


labirintea

feminine singular of labirinteo (“labyrinthine”)


laccifera

feminine singular of laccifero (“laciferous”)


lacerativa

feminine singular of lacerativo (“lacerative, lacerating”)


tarvisiana

feminine singular of tarvisiano (“of, or from, Tarvisio”)


labiopalatali

masculine/feminine plural of labiopalatale


lamaistico

lamaistico (feminine lamaistica, masculine plural lamaistici, feminine plural lamaistiche)

lamaistica (feminine)
lamaistici (masculine plural)
lamaistiche (feminine plural)


lamaico

lamaico (feminine lamaica, masculine plural lamaici, feminine plural lamaiche)

lamaica (feminine)
lamaici (masculine plural)
lamaiche (feminine plural)


lambiccatore

lambiccatore (feminine lambiccatrice, masculine plural lambiccatori, feminine plural lambiccatrici)

lambiccatrice (feminine)
lambiccatori (masculine plural)
lambiccatrici (feminine plural)


lambdoideo

lambdoideo (feminine lambdoidea, masculine plural lambdoidei, feminine plural lambdoidee)

lambdoidea (feminine)
lambdoidei (masculine plural)
lambdoidee (feminine plural)


medesmo

medesmo (feminine medesma, masculine plural medesmi, feminine plural medesme)

medesma (feminine)
medesmi (masculine plural)
medesme (feminine plural)

[…] di me medesmo meco mi vergogno;

1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “I — Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono”, in Il Canzoniere, line 11; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:


sollo

sollo (feminine solla, masculine plural solli, feminine plural solle)

solla (feminine)
solli (masculine plural)
solle (feminine plural)

E «Se miseria d'esto loco sollo ¶ rende in dispetto noi e nostri prieghi», [...]

1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XVI, p. 239 vv. 28-29:

And, «If the misery of this soft place ¶ bring in disdain ourselves and our entreaties», …

yielding, supple, soft (especially of ground)


capetoniano

capetoniano (feminine capetoniana, masculine plural capetoniani, feminine plural capetoniane)

capetoniana (feminine)
capetoniani (masculine plural)
capetoniane (feminine plural)

Borrowed from English Capetonian, from Cape Town.


xerobio

xerobio (feminine xerobia, masculine plural xerobi, feminine plural xerobie)

xerobia (feminine)
xerobi (masculine plural)
xerobie (feminine plural)


sporchevole

From sporcare (“to soil, to dirty”) + -evole (“-y”, adjective-forming suffix).


serbo-croato

it-adj

serbo-croato (feminine serbo-croata, masculine plural serbo-croati, feminine plural serbo-croate)

serbo-croata (feminine)
serbo-croati (masculine plural)
serbo-croate (feminine plural)


splancnico

splancnico (feminine splancnica, masculine plural splancnici, feminine plural splancniche)

splancnica (feminine)
splancnici (masculine plural)
splancniche (feminine plural)

From New Latin splanchnicus, from Ancient Greek σπλαγχνικός (splankhnikós), from σπλάγχνα (splánkhna, “viscera”) + -ικός (-ikós, “-ic”).


lornio

it-adj

lornio (feminine lornia, masculine plural lorni, feminine plural lornie)

lornia (feminine)
lorni (masculine plural)
lornie (feminine plural)


barzotto

barzotto (feminine barzotta, masculine plural barzotti, feminine plural barzotte)

barzotta (feminine)
barzotti (masculine plural)
barzotte (feminine plural)

(dialectal) Alternative form of bazzotto

(slang, vulgar) partly erect (of a penis)


anarcocomunistico

anarcocomunistico (feminine anarcocomunistica, masculine plural anarcocomunistici, feminine plural anarcocomunistiche)

anarcocomunistica (feminine)
anarcocomunistici (masculine plural)
anarcocomunistiche (feminine plural)


etolo

etolo (feminine etola, masculine plural etoli, feminine plural etole)

etola (feminine)
etoli (masculine plural)
etole (feminine plural)


cadmioso

cadmioso (feminine cadmiosa, masculine plural cadmiosi, feminine plural cadmiose)

cadmiosa (feminine)
cadmiosi (masculine plural)
cadmiose (feminine plural)

(inorganic chemistry, relational) cadmium


così fatto

così fatto (feminine così fatta, masculine plural così fatti, feminine plural così fatte)

così fatta (feminine)
così fatti (masculine plural)
così fatte (feminine plural)


cucinario

cucinario (feminine cucinaria, masculine plural cucinari, feminine plural cucinarie)

cucinaria (feminine)
cucinari (masculine plural)
cucinarie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin coquīnārius and adapted to Italian cucina (“kitchen”). By surface analysis, cucina + -ario.


dilemmatico

dilemmatico (feminine dilemmatica, masculine plural dilemmatici, feminine plural dilemmatiche)

dilemmatica (feminine)
dilemmatici (masculine plural)
dilemmatiche (feminine plural)


drepanocitico

drepanocitico (feminine drepanocitica, masculine plural drepanocitici, feminine plural drepanocitiche)

drepanocitica (feminine)
drepanocitici (masculine plural)
drepanocitiche (feminine plural)


spaso

spaso (feminine spasa, masculine plural spasi, feminine plural spase)

spasa (feminine)
spasi (masculine plural)
spase (feminine plural)


p·f

(music) piano the first time and forte the second time


mascolo

mascolo (feminine mascola, masculine plural mascoli, feminine plural mascole)

mascola (feminine)
mascoli (masculine plural)
mascole (feminine plural)


minace

(literary, archaic) Synonym of minaccioso


giubbato

giubbato (feminine giubbata, masculine plural giubbati, feminine plural giubbate)

giubbata (feminine)
giubbati (masculine plural)
giubbate (feminine plural)


ossoso

ossoso (feminine ossosa, masculine plural ossosi, feminine plural ossose)

ossosa (feminine)
ossosi (masculine plural)
ossose (feminine plural)

From Late Latin ossuōsus, from Latin os. By surface analysis, osso + -oso.


pioggioso

pioggioso (feminine pioggiosa, masculine plural pioggiosi, feminine plural pioggiose)

pioggiosa (feminine)
pioggiosi (masculine plural)
pioggiose (feminine plural)

From Latin pluviōsus. By surface analysis, pioggia (“rain”) + -oso (“-y, -ous”).


protestantico

it-adj

protestantico (feminine protestantica, masculine plural protestantici, feminine plural protestantiche)

protestantica (feminine)
protestantici (masculine plural)
protestantiche (feminine plural)


postulatorio

postulatorio (feminine postulatoria, masculine plural postulatori, feminine plural postulatorie)

postulatoria (feminine)
postulatori (masculine plural)
postulatorie (feminine plural)


soddisfattivo

soddisfattivo (feminine soddisfattiva, masculine plural soddisfattivi, feminine plural soddisfattive)

soddisfattiva (feminine)
soddisfattivi (masculine plural)
soddisfattive (feminine plural)


sofrologico

sofrologico (feminine sofrologica, masculine plural sofrologici, feminine plural sofrologiche)

sofrologica (feminine)
sofrologici (masculine plural)
sofrologiche (feminine plural)


trifogliato

trifogliato (feminine trifogliata, masculine plural trifogliati, feminine plural trifogliate)

trifogliata (feminine)
trifogliati (masculine plural)
trifogliate (feminine plural)


sevo

sevo (feminine seva, masculine plural sevi, feminine plural seve)

seva (feminine)
sevi (masculine plural)
seve (feminine plural)


volpigno

volpigno (feminine volpigna, masculine plural volpigni, feminine plural volpigne)

volpigna (feminine)
volpigni (masculine plural)
volpigne (feminine plural)


chiaro come il sole

chiaro come il sole (feminine chiara come il sole, masculine plural chiari come il sole, feminine plural chiare come il sole)

chiara come il sole (feminine)
chiari come il sole (masculine plural)
chiare come il sole (feminine plural)


crenico

crenico (feminine crenica, masculine plural crenici, feminine plural creniche)

crenica (feminine)
crenici (masculine plural)
creniche (feminine plural)


ben cotto

ben cotto (feminine ben cotta, masculine plural ben cotti, feminine plural ben cotte)

ben cotta (feminine)
ben cotti (masculine plural)
ben cotte (feminine plural)


brigoso

brigoso (feminine brigosa, masculine plural brigosi, feminine plural brigose)

brigosa (feminine)
brigosi (masculine plural)
brigose (feminine plural)


manubriato

manubriato (feminine manubriata, masculine plural manubriati, feminine plural manubriate)

manubriata (feminine)
manubriati (masculine plural)
manubriate (feminine plural)

un mattone manubriato


trirettangolo

trirettangolo (feminine trirettangola, masculine plural trirettangoli, feminine plural trirettangole)

trirettangola (feminine)
trirettangoli (masculine plural)
trirettangole (feminine plural)

From tri- (“three”) + rettangolo (“rectangle”).


per eccellenza

Calque of French par excellence (“by excellence”).


falbo

it-adj

falbo (feminine falba, masculine plural falbi, feminine plural falbe)

falba (feminine)
falbi (masculine plural)
falbe (feminine plural)

Probably from Old Occitan falb, from Old High German falo, from Proto-Germanic *falwaz. Compare French fauve (“tawny”) and English fallow.


'sto

'sto (feminine 'sta, masculine plural 'sti, feminine plural 'ste)

'sta (feminine)
'sti (masculine plural)
'ste (feminine plural)

Clipping of esto, from Latin istum, accusative masculine singular of iste (“that”, pronoun), of Proto-Indo-European origin. Compare questo, codesto and stesso.

(informal, dialectal) Contraction of questo: this


postmarxista

postmarxista (masculine plural postmarxisti, feminine plural postmarxiste)

postmarxisti (masculine plural)
postmarxiste (feminine plural)


exonico

exonico (feminine exonica, masculine plural exonici, feminine plural exoniche)

exonica (feminine)
exonici (masculine plural)
exoniche (feminine plural)


sannuto

sannuto (feminine sannuta, masculine plural sannuti, feminine plural sannute)

sannuta (feminine)
sannuti (masculine plural)
sannute (feminine plural)

Libicocco vegn' oltre e Draghignazzo, ¶ Cirïatto sannuto e Graffiacane ¶ e Farfarello e Rubicante pazzo.

1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XXI, p.323, vv. 121-123:

Come forward, Libicocco and Draghignazzo, ¶ and tusked Ciriatto and Graffiacane, ¶ and Farfarello and mad Rubicante.


zancleano

zancleano (feminine zancleana, masculine plural zancleani, feminine plural zancleane)

zancleana (feminine)
zancleani (masculine plural)
zancleane (feminine plural)

From Zancle + -ano (“pertaining to”, “-an”, derivational suffix).

suffix

(historical) of or pertaining to Zancle (pre-Roman Messina)

(geology) of or pertaining to the Zanclean age


diaccio

it-adj

diaccio (feminine diaccia, masculine plural diacci, feminine plural diacce)

diaccia (feminine)
diacci (masculine plural)
diacce (feminine plural)


rosso tiziano

capelli rosso tiziano


rousseauiano

rousseauiano (feminine rousseauiana, masculine plural rousseauiani, feminine plural rousseauiane)

rousseauiana (feminine)
rousseauiani (masculine plural)
rousseauiane (feminine plural)

(philosophy) Rousseauian, Rousseauesque (relating to Jean-Jacques Rousseau)

2013, Marco Pirainoa, Stefano Fiorito, Dizionario di politica del Partito Fascista - Vol. 1:
Ma, di fatto, la maggioranza dell'Assemblea non seppe liberarsi dal fascino che sugli animi esercitava il libro di Rousseau, tenuto come vangelo della rivoluzione: l'idea del contratto sociale rousseauiano e della assoluta illimitata sovranità della volontà generale ha dominato in modo da togliere ogni efficacia concreta alle applicazioni, che l'Assemblea andava tantando, degli insegnamenti di Montesquieu.
But, in reality the majority of the Assembly couldn't escape the charm of Rousseau's book, held as the gospel of the Revolution: the idea of the Rousseauian social contract and of the absolute, unbounded sovereignty of the general will dominated to an extent that prevented any concrete application of Montesquieu's teachings.


spagnuolo

spagnuolo (feminine spagnuola, masculine plural spagnuoli, feminine plural spagnuole)

spagnuola (feminine)
spagnuoli (masculine plural)
spagnuole (feminine plural)


clinoscopico

clinoscopico (feminine clinoscopica, masculine plural clinoscopici, feminine plural clinoscopiche)

clinoscopica (feminine)
clinoscopici (masculine plural)
clinoscopiche (feminine plural)


otricolano

otricolano (feminine otricolana, masculine plural otricolani, feminine plural otricolane)

otricolana (feminine)
otricolani (masculine plural)
otricolane (feminine plural)


transtiberino

transtiberino (feminine transtiberina, masculine plural transtiberini, feminine plural transtiberine)

transtiberina (feminine)
transtiberini (masculine plural)
transtiberine (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin trānstiberīnus. Doublet of trasteverino.

located beyond the Tiber river; Transtiberine


sciogunale

Questa è l'importanza dell'epoca di Camacura: essa segna il principio del regime sciogunale, […]

1943, Giuseppe Tucci, Il Giappone, tradizione storica e tradizione artistica, page 21:

Contemporaneamente, anche il Giappone si avvia ad uscire dal caos feudale, in cui era caduto sotto il debole governo della dinastia sciogunale degli Ascikawa.

1960, Giorgio Spini, Storio dell'età moderna, page 400:

Nel 1759, si ribellarono i contadini di un altro territorio sciogunale all'estremità meridionale dell'isola Kyushu, […]

(obsolete) Alternative spelling of shogunale


armisonanti

masculine/feminine plural of armisonante


armisonante

(archaic, poetic) resounding with arms or weapons


elettrodico

elettrodico (feminine elettrodica, masculine plural elettrodici, feminine plural elettrodiche)

elettrodica (feminine)
elettrodici (masculine plural)
elettrodiche (feminine plural)


ghiaroso

ghiaroso (feminine ghiarosa, masculine plural ghiarosi, feminine plural ghiarose)

ghiarosa (feminine)
ghiarosi (masculine plural)
ghiarose (feminine plural)

From Latin glāreōsus. By surface analysis, ghiara (“gravel”) + -oso (“-ous”).

surf

(obsolete) Alternative form of ghiaioso
gravelly


antivelocità

designed or intended to avoid high speed, said of machines such as speed cameras


plurivoco

it-adj

plurivoco (feminine plurivoca, masculine plural plurivoci, feminine plural plurivoche)

plurivoca (feminine)
plurivoci (masculine plural)
plurivoche (feminine plural)

(mathematics) having more than one solution

(linguistics) having multiple meanings or interpretations; polysemous


dicevole

From Late Latin decibilis (“proper, decent”).

Ed or volesse Iddio che, poi che a tanta disonestá conducerti dovevi, avessi preso uomo che alla tua nobiltá decevole fosse stato[…].

1349–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata quarta – Novella prima”, in Decameron; republished as Aldo Francesco Massera, editor, Il Decameron, Bari: Laterza, 1927:

And would to God, as thou must needs demean thyself to such dishonour/dishonor, thou hadst taken a man suitable to thy nobility.


precautelare

misura precautelare
misura precautelare#Italian


clarito

clarito (feminine clarita, masculine plural clariti, feminine plural clarite)

clarita (feminine)
clariti (masculine plural)
clarite (feminine plural)

Lauꝺato ſi miſignore ꝑ ſora luna ele ﬅelle. in celu lai foꝛmate clarite ⁊ p̄tioſe ⁊ belle.

c. 1226, Francis of Assisi, Cantico delle creature [Canticle of the Creatures]; copied, (manuscript), c. mid 13ᵗʰ century, page 2:

Praised be you, my Lord, through Sister Moon and the stars; in heaven you have made them clear and precious and beautiful.


bambo

bambo (feminine bamba, masculine plural bambi, feminine plural bambe)

bamba (feminine)
bambi (masculine plural)
bambe (feminine plural)

From a root *ba(m)b- of onomatopoeic or sound-symbolic origin, perhaps in reference to babbling; compare the (etymologically unrelated) Ancient Greek βαμβαίνω (bambaínō, “to stammer”). Possibly inherited from an unattested Latin *bambus, from which Gascon bamborle (“prattle”) and Spanish bambolla (“ostentation”) are also derived. Further compare bombero (“clumsy man”) and Late Latin *bambalō, bamblō (“to swing, sway, shake”), whence Spanish bambalear and others.

ncog

Ora, avvenne che una giovane donna bamba e sciocca che chiamata fu madonna Lisetta […] s’andò con altre donne a confessar da questo santo frate

1349–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata quarta – Novella seconda”, in Decameron; republished as Aldo Francesco Massera, editor, Il Decameron, Bari: Laterza, 1927:

Now, it fortuned that a foolish and naive young woman, named Madam Lisetta went, in company of other gentlewomen, to be confessed by this holy friar.


vigevanasco

it-adj

vigevanasco (feminine vigevanasca, masculine plural vigevanaschi, feminine plural vigevanasche)

vigevanasca (feminine)
vigevanaschi (masculine plural)
vigevanasche (feminine plural)


troglio

troglio (feminine troglia, masculine plural trogli, feminine plural troglie)

troglia (feminine)
trogli (masculine plural)
troglie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek τραυλός (traulós).

bor+

(archaic, Tuscany) stammering, stuttering


cortonese

of, from or relating to Cortona (small town in Tuscany)


diffinito

it-adj

diffinito (feminine diffinita, masculine plural diffiniti, feminine plural diffinite)

diffinita (feminine)
diffiniti (masculine plural)
diffinite (feminine plural)

From an adjectival use of the past participle of diffinire, obsolete form of definire (“to define”).

(obsolete) Alternative form of definito
definite, defined, determinate


tosche

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


robustoso

it-adj

robustoso (feminine robustosa, masculine plural robustosi, feminine plural robustose)

robustosa (feminine)
robustosi (masculine plural)
robustose (feminine plural)

From robusto (“firm”, “solid”) + -oso (“-ous”, adjectival derivational suffix).

suffix

Laudato ſi mi ſignore ᵱ fr̄e focu, ᵱ lo quale ennallumini la nocte, ed ello e bello ⁊ iocũdo ⁊ robuſtoſo ⁊ foꝛte.

c. 13th century, Francis of Assisi, Cantico di Frate Sole [Canticle of the Sun], printed by the Biblioteca del Sacro Convento di San Francesco, page 2:

Praised be You, my Lord, through Brother Fire, through whom you light the night and he is beautiful and playful and robust and strong.

(obsolete) Alternative form of robusto
strong, robust, vigorous, sturdy


inceso

it-adj

inceso (feminine incesa, masculine plural incesi, feminine plural incese)

incesa (feminine)
incesi (masculine plural)
incese (feminine plural)

(literary, literally and figuratively) blazing, burning


bircio

bircio (feminine bircia, masculine plural birci, feminine plural birce)

bircia (feminine)
birci (masculine plural)
birce (feminine plural)

(obsolete, regional) short-sighted; crosseyed


pizio

pizio (feminine pizia, masculine plural pizi, feminine plural pizie)

pizia (feminine)
pizi (masculine plural)
pizie (feminine plural)

From Latin pȳthius, from Ancient Greek Πῡ́θιος (Pū́thios, “Pythian”).

der

(Ancient Greece, relational) epithet of the god Apollo; of Pythia


paperopolese

Duckburgian (of, from or relating to Duckburg (fictional town in the Disney universe))


autorecluso

it-adj

autorecluso (feminine autoreclusa, masculine plural autoreclusi, feminine plural autorecluse)

autoreclusa (feminine)
autoreclusi (masculine plural)
autorecluse (feminine plural)


scleronomo

scleronomo (feminine scleronoma, masculine plural scleronomi, feminine plural scleronome)

scleronoma (feminine)
scleronomi (masculine plural)
scleronome (feminine plural)


fotoacustico

fotoacustico (feminine fotoacustica, masculine plural fotoacustici, feminine plural fotoacustiche)

fotoacustica (feminine)
fotoacustici (masculine plural)
fotoacustiche (feminine plural)


optogalvanico

optogalvanico (feminine optogalvanica, masculine plural optogalvanici, feminine plural optogalvaniche)

optogalvanica (feminine)
optogalvanici (masculine plural)
optogalvaniche (feminine plural)


polielettronico

polielettronico (feminine polielettronica, masculine plural polielettronici, feminine plural polielettroniche)

polielettronica (feminine)
polielettronici (masculine plural)
polielettroniche (feminine plural)


riflettometrico

riflettometrico (feminine riflettometrica, masculine plural riflettometrici, feminine plural riflettometriche)

riflettometrica (feminine)
riflettometrici (masculine plural)
riflettometriche (feminine plural)

From riflett- + -o- + -metrico or riflettometria + -ico.


reonomo

reonomo (feminine reonoma, masculine plural reonomi, feminine plural reonome)

reonoma (feminine)
reonomi (masculine plural)
reonome (feminine plural)


demolitivo

demolitivo (feminine demolitiva, masculine plural demolitivi, feminine plural demolitive)

demolitiva (feminine)
demolitivi (masculine plural)
demolitive (feminine plural)


baudelairiano

baudelairiano (feminine baudelairiana, masculine plural baudelairiani, feminine plural baudelairiane)

baudelairiana (feminine)
baudelairiani (masculine plural)
baudelairiane (feminine plural)

(relational) Baudelaire's, of Baudelaire; Baudelairean (of or pertaining to Charles Baudelaire or his works)


iridico

iridico (feminine iridica, masculine plural iridici, feminine plural iridiche)

iridica (feminine)
iridici (masculine plural)
iridiche (feminine plural)

From iridio (“iridium”) + -ico (“-ic”, adjectival derivational suffix).


trisdrucciolo

it-adj

trisdrucciolo (feminine trisdrucciola, masculine plural trisdruccioli, feminine plural trisdrucciole)

trisdrucciola (feminine)
trisdruccioli (masculine plural)
trisdrucciole (feminine plural)

(grammar, linguistics) having the stress on the fifth-to-last syllable (of a word)


fluviografico

fluviografico (feminine fluviografica, masculine plural fluviografici, feminine plural fluviografiche)

fluviografica (feminine)
fluviografici (masculine plural)
fluviografiche (feminine plural)


carducciano

carducciano (feminine carducciana, masculine plural carducciani, feminine plural carducciane)

carducciana (feminine)
carducciani (masculine plural)
carducciane (feminine plural)

(relational) of Italian poet Giosuè Carducci (1835–1907) or his writings


deleddiano

deleddiano (feminine deleddiana, masculine plural deleddiani, feminine plural deleddiane)

deleddiana (feminine)
deleddiani (masculine plural)
deleddiane (feminine plural)

(relational) of Italian writer Grazia Deledda (1871–1936) or her writings


uiguro

uiguro (feminine uigura, masculine plural uiguri, feminine plural uigure)

uigura (feminine)
uiguri (masculine plural)
uigure (feminine plural)


altore

altore (feminine altrice, masculine plural altori, feminine plural altrici)

altrice (feminine)
altori (masculine plural)
altrici (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin altōrem (“nourisher”), derived from alō (“to foster, nourish”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- (“to grow, nourish”).


cerretano

it-adj

cerretano (feminine cerretana, masculine plural cerretani, feminine plural cerretane)

cerretana (feminine)
cerretani (masculine plural)
cerretane (feminine plural)


macolato

macolato (feminine macolata, masculine plural macolati, feminine plural macolate)

macolata (feminine)
macolati (masculine plural)
macolate (feminine plural)


tracico

tracico (feminine tracica, masculine plural tracici, feminine plural traciche)

tracica (feminine)
tracici (masculine plural)
traciche (feminine plural)


aretologico

aretologico (feminine aretologica, masculine plural aretologici, feminine plural aretologiche)

aretologica (feminine)
aretologici (masculine plural)
aretologiche (feminine plural)


erotomanico

erotomanico (feminine erotomanica, masculine plural erotomanici, feminine plural erotomaniche)

erotomanica (feminine)
erotomanici (masculine plural)
erotomaniche (feminine plural)


a scottadito

Literally, “so as to sear fingers”. See scottare (“to sear, to scorch; to scald”) and dito (“finger”).

(cooking) grilled and eaten when still piping hot


iatrico

iatrico (feminine iatrica, masculine plural iatrici, feminine plural iatriche)

iatrica (feminine)
iatrici (masculine plural)
iatriche (feminine plural)


iatrogenico

iatrogenico (feminine iatrogenica, masculine plural iatrogenici, feminine plural iatrogeniche)

iatrogenica (feminine)
iatrogenici (masculine plural)
iatrogeniche (feminine plural)


ritondo

ritondo (feminine ritonda, masculine plural ritondi, feminine plural ritonde)

ritonda (feminine)
ritondi (masculine plural)
ritonde (feminine plural)

From Late Latin retundus, from Latin rotundus.


diacci

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


claustrofilo

it-adj

claustrofilo (feminine claustrofila, masculine plural claustrofili, feminine plural claustrofile)

claustrofila (feminine)
claustrofili (masculine plural)
claustrofile (feminine plural)


nossale

From Latin noxālis, derived from noxa (“harm”, “damage”).

related to a damage or harm; only used in azione nossale


necrotrofo

necrotrofo (feminine necrotrofa, masculine plural necrotrofi, feminine plural necrotrofe)

necrotrofa (feminine)
necrotrofi (masculine plural)
necrotrofe (feminine plural)

From necro- (“necro-”, “dead”) + -trofo (“-trophic”, suffix denoting mode of nutrition).


baschiro

it-adj

baschiro (feminine baschira, masculine plural baschiri, feminine plural baschire)

baschira (feminine)
baschiri (masculine plural)
baschire (feminine plural)


giovanesco

giovanesco (feminine giovanesca, masculine plural giovaneschi, feminine plural giovanesche)

giovanesca (feminine)
giovaneschi (masculine plural)
giovanesche (feminine plural)

From giovane (“young”) + -esco (“-esque”, “resembling”, suffix denoting a quality).

suffix

poi che i guazzosi tempi del verno sono trapassati e la primavera con li fiori e con la nuova erba ha al mondo rendute le sue perdute bellezze, essendo con questo li giovaneschi animi per la qualità del tempo raccesi […]

1343, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Capitolo V [Chapter 5]”, in Fiammetta, Firenze, published 1829, page 109:

After the bedewed time of Winter has passed, and Spring has returned its lost beauty to the world with flowers and new grass, since, with this, the youthful spirits are rekindled by the quality of the weather […]


giudicale

From giudice (“judge”, historical royal title) + -ale (“-al”, “pertaining to”).

(historical) of or pertaining to a medieval kingdom (giudicato) in Sardinia


giudicativo

it-adj

giudicativo (feminine giudicativa, masculine plural giudicativi, feminine plural giudicative)

giudicativa (feminine)
giudicativi (masculine plural)
giudicative (feminine plural)

From Late Latin iūdicātīvus. By surface analysis, giudicato (“judgement”) + -ivo (“-ive”, “pertaining to”).

surf

(obsolete) of or pertaining to judging or judgement; judgemental


giudicatorio

it-adj

giudicatorio (feminine giudicatoria, masculine plural giudicatori, feminine plural giudicatorie)

giudicatoria (feminine)
giudicatori (masculine plural)
giudicatorie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin iūdicātōrius, from Latin iūdicō. By surface analysis, giudicare (“to judge”) + -torio (“-ory”, “pertaining to”).

surf

(literary, rare) of or pertaining to judging or judgement; judgemental


giustificatorio

it-adj

giustificatorio (feminine giustificatoria, masculine plural giustificatori, feminine plural giustificatorie)

giustificatoria (feminine)
giustificatori (masculine plural)
giustificatorie (feminine plural)

From giustificare (“to justify”) + -torio (“-ory”, “pertaining to”).

suffix

Si può riconoscere la necessità di un onesto sforzo giustificatorio […] negando al contempo l'opportunità di collocare gli argomenti religiosi tra gli argomenti incapaci di svolgere questo compito giustificatorio.

2011, Sebastiano Maffettone, “Religione e liberalismo: ragione pubblica, sfera pubblica e pluralismo culturale [Religion and Liberalism: Public Reason, Public Sphere, and Cultural Pluralism]”, in Federica Buongiorno, Andrea Pinazzi, editors, Lo sguardo - Rivista di filosofia [The Look – Philosophy Review], volume 7, issue 3: Liberalismo e Democrazia [Liberalism and Democracy], →ISSN, page 139:

The necessity of an honest justificatory effort can be acknowledged […] while at the same time negating the opportunity to put religious arguments among those arguments incapable of accomplishing this justificatory task.


spaurevole

From spaurare (“to scare, frighten”) + -evole (“-y”).

affix

(literary, rare) frightening, scary, terrifying


spaurato

it-adj

spaurato (feminine spaurata, masculine plural spaurati, feminine plural spaurate)

spaurata (feminine)
spaurati (masculine plural)
spaurate (feminine plural)

From spaur(are) (“to frighten, scare”) + -ato (1ˢᵗ conjugation past participle suffix).


grisoumetrico

it-adj

grisoumetrico (feminine grisoumetrica, masculine plural grisoumetrici, feminine plural grisoumetriche)

grisoumetrica (feminine)
grisoumetrici (masculine plural)
grisoumetriche (feminine plural)

(relational) of the measurement of firedamp in the air of mines


pergiuro

pergiuro (feminine pergiura, masculine plural pergiuri, feminine plural pergiure)

pergiura (feminine)
pergiuri (masculine plural)
pergiure (feminine plural)

(archaic) Synonym of spergiuro: faithless


giurativo

giurativo (feminine giurativa, masculine plural giurativi, feminine plural giurative)

giurativa (feminine)
giurativi (masculine plural)
giurative (feminine plural)

From Late Latin iūrātīvus. By surface analysis, giurato (“sworn”) + -ivo (“-ive”, “pertaining to”).

surf

(rare) of or pertaining to swearing an oath


giuratorio

it-adj

giuratorio (feminine giuratoria, masculine plural giuratori, feminine plural giuratorie)

giuratoria (feminine)
giuratori (masculine plural)
giuratorie (feminine plural)

From Late Latin iūrātōrius. By surface analysis, giurare (“to swear [an oath]”) + -torio (“-ory”, “pertaining to”).


giurisdizionalistica

feminine singular of giurisdizionalistico


giurisdizionalistici

masculine plural of giurisdizionalistico


giurisdizionalistico

it-adj

giurisdizionalistico (feminine giurisdizionalistica, masculine plural giurisdizionalistici, feminine plural giurisdizionalistiche)

giurisdizionalistica (feminine)
giurisdizionalistici (masculine plural)
giurisdizionalistiche (feminine plural)

(politics) of or pertaining to jurisdictionalism or its supporters


giurisdizionalista

giurisdizionalista (masculine plural giurisdizionalisti, feminine plural giurisdizionaliste)

giurisdizionalisti (masculine plural)
giurisdizionaliste (feminine plural)

From giurisdizional(ismo) + -ista (“-ist”).

supporting or practising jurisdictionalism


scudocrociato

scudocrociato (feminine scudocrociata, masculine plural scudocrociati, feminine plural scudocrociate)

scudocrociata (feminine)
scudocrociati (masculine plural)
scudocrociate (feminine plural)

From scudo (“shield”) + crociato (“bearing a cross”, adjective). A red cross on a white shield was the symbol of the now-defunct Italian centrist political party named Democrazia Cristiana (1943 – 1994).

compound

Democrazia Cristiana
Democrazia Cristiana

(historical, politics) of or pertaining to the Democrazia Cristiana (Christian Democracy) political party

(by extension) of or pertaining to any centrist political party adopting the cross-bearing shield as a symbol


rovibronico

it-adj

rovibronico (feminine rovibronica, masculine plural rovibronici, feminine plural rovibroniche)

rovibronica (feminine)
rovibronici (masculine plural)
rovibroniche (feminine plural)


giuristico

giuristico (feminine giuristica, masculine plural giuristici, feminine plural giuristiche)

giuristica (feminine)
giuristici (masculine plural)
giuristiche (feminine plural)

From giurista (“jurist”) + -ico (“-ic”).


colombino

colombino (feminine colombina, masculine plural colombini, feminine plural colombine)

colombina (feminine)
colombini (masculine plural)
colombine (feminine plural)


sinestro

sinestro (feminine sinestra, masculine plural sinestri, feminine plural sinestre)

sinestra (feminine)
sinestri (masculine plural)
sinestre (feminine plural)

Inherited from Late Latin sinextrum, from Latin sinistrum. Doublet of sinistro, which was borrowed.

(archaic or dialectal northern Italy) Alternative form of sinistro (“left”)


moscoviano

moscoviano (feminine moscoviana, masculine plural moscoviani, feminine plural moscoviane)

moscoviana (feminine)
moscoviani (masculine plural)
moscoviane (feminine plural)

From Moscovia (ancient name of Moscow) + -iano (“-ian”).

suffix

(geology, paleontology) of or pertaining to the Moscovian period


catafratta

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


porchereccio

it-adj

porchereccio (feminine porchereccia, masculine plural porcherecci, feminine plural porcherecce)

porchereccia (feminine)
porcherecci (masculine plural)
porcherecce (feminine plural)

From Late Latin porcāricius. By surface analysis, porco + -ereccio.

[…] e la Rosella, ¶ con archi e spiedi porcherecci in mano

1622, Alessandro Tassoni, La secchia rapita [The Stolen Bucket], Gregorio Chiari, published 1824, Canto III, page 49, lines 452–453:

and Rosella ¶ with bows and pork spits in her hands

related to swine, especially pork or boar


lattaiolo

lattaiolo (feminine lattaiola, masculine plural lattaioli, feminine plural lattaiole)

lattaiola (feminine)
lattaioli (masculine plural)
lattaiole (feminine plural)

From latte (“milk”) + -aiolo (adjectival derivational suffix).

suffix

Denti lattaioli


ischiadico

it-adj

ischiadico (feminine ischiadica, masculine plural ischiadici, feminine plural ischiadiche)

ischiadica (feminine)
ischiadici (masculine plural)
ischiadiche (feminine plural)


deandreiano

deandreiano (feminine deandreiana, masculine plural deandreiani, feminine plural deandreiane)

deandreiana (feminine)
deandreiani (masculine plural)
deandreiane (feminine plural)

From the surname De André + -iano (“-ian”, pertaining to)

Dopo gli assoli, nel secondo tempo Cristiano torna a suonare […] e ripercorre quasi tutta la «Buona Novella» prima di arrivare ad un bellissimo finale sul «Testamento di Tito», ovvero i dieci comandamenti rivisitati in chiave deandreiana.

1998 February 13, Alessandra Arachi, edited by RCS Media Group, Corriere della Sera, Spettacoli, page 53:

After the solos, Cristiano goes back to playing during the second half […] and goes over almost all of La buona novella before coming to a wonderful end on “Il testamento di Tito”, with the Ten Commandments revisited in a Deandreian key.

[Creuza de mä] è un album di Fabrizio De André in cui l’apporto creativo di Mauro Pagani fu fortissimo […] Il che, peraltro, si può dire d’altri dischi deandreiani

2004 November 27, Gabriele Ferraris, edited by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, La Stampa, Tuttolibri, page 8:

[Creuza de mä] is an album where the creative contribution of Mauro Pagani was very strong. The same can also be said for other Deandreian records.

Tale vantaggio gli deriva dall’aver contribuito in misura determinante alla realizzazione del disco considerato unanimemente il maggiore classico del repertorio deandreiano

2005 September 16, Alberto Campo, edited by Gruppo Editoriale L'Espresso, La Repubblica, Spettacoli, page XII:

Such an advantage is derived from his crucial contribution to the realization of the record [Creuza de mä] considered the greatest classic of De André's repertoire

(music, relational) of Italian singer-songwriter Fabrizio De André (1940–1999) or his music


giuscibernetico

giuscibernetico (feminine giuscibernetica, masculine plural giuscibernetici, feminine plural giuscibernetiche)

giuscibernetica (feminine)
giuscibernetici (masculine plural)
giuscibernetiche (feminine plural)


sottofluente

Se innanzi tutto, quella costante sottrazione di acqua sottofluente

1868, Pietro Petrini, Dell'Utile Derivato Dalle Caserme:


religionario

religionario (feminine religionaria, masculine plural religionari, feminine plural religionarie)

religionaria (feminine)
religionari (masculine plural)
religionarie (feminine plural)

From religione (“religion”) + -ario (“-ary”).

(archaic) professing a religion, especially Protestantism


funeratizio

funeratizio (feminine funeratizia, masculine plural funeratizi, feminine plural funeratizie)

funeratizia (feminine)
funeratizi (masculine plural)
funeratizie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin fūnerātīcius (“pertaining to a funeral”).

bor+

(Ancient Rome) of or pertaining to funerals and their organization


funerante

From Latin fūnerantem, present participle of fūnerō (“to bury with funeral rites”).

chiesa funerante
chiesa funerante#Italian


catilinario

it-adj

catilinario (feminine catilinaria, masculine plural catilinari, feminine plural catilinarie)

catilinaria (feminine)
catilinari (masculine plural)
catilinarie (feminine plural)

From Latin catilīnārius (“pertaining to Catiline”). By surface analysis, Catilina + -ario (“-ary”).

surf

Che idea fosse quella del manzoniano mio padre di dare a leggere la Morale cattolica a un ragazzo, io non so: so solo che d'allora in poi per un gran pezzo […] odiai, odiai, quei libri, d'un odio catilinario.

1873, Giosuè Carducci, “A proposito di alcuni giudizi su Alessandro Manzoni [About Certain Judgements on Alessandro Manzoni]”, in Prose, UTET, published 2013, page 369:

What kind of idea it was, on part of my Manzonian father, to make a boy read the Catholic moral, I know not: I know only that for a long time thenceforth […] I hated, hated those books, with a violent hatred.


omicidiale

From Late Latin homicīdiālis, homicīdālis, derived from Latin homicīdium. By surface analysis, omicidio (“homicide”) + -ale (“-al”, “pertaining to”).

Qui sta, perchè tu sappi un malandrino
ch'ognun che passa in questo lago getta;
crudele omicidial ladro villano

c. 1527, Francesco Berni, “Canto XXXVI [Canto 36]”, in Orlando Innamorato [Orlando in Love], Milano: Società Tipografica de' Classici Italiani, published 1806, page 53:

So that you know, here is a brigand whom everyone that passes throws in this lake cruel, homicidal, thieflike, villanous


fonosemantico

it-adj

fonosemantico (feminine fonosemantica, masculine plural fonosemantici, feminine plural fonosemantiche)

fonosemantica (feminine)
fonosemantici (masculine plural)
fonosemantiche (feminine plural)


beatrice

beatrice (feminine-only, feminine plural beatrici)

From bea(re) (“to make blessed”) + -trice (“-ess”, feminine agent noun suffix).


italiesco

it-adj

italiesco (feminine italiesca, masculine plural italieschi, feminine plural italiesche)

italiesca (feminine)
italieschi (masculine plural)
italiesche (feminine plural)

Blend of itali(ano) (“Italian”) + (ted)esco (“German”).

blend

(ironic) having elements of both the Italian and German languages

(by extension) having both Italian and German features


perento

it-adj

perento (feminine perenta, masculine plural perenti, feminine plural perente)

perenta (feminine)
perenti (masculine plural)
perente (feminine plural)

From Latin peremptus, perfect passive participle of perimō (“to annihilate, destroy”).

La vostra azione legale è ormai perenta.

Mio nonno parla usando vocaboli perenti.

My grandfather speaks using obsolete terms.

(literary) disused, deprecated, obsolete


causalistico

causalistico (feminine causalistica, masculine plural causalistici, feminine plural causalistiche)

causalistica (feminine)
causalistici (masculine plural)
causalistiche (feminine plural)

From causal(ismo) (“causalism”) + -istico (“-istic”).


causalista

it-adj

causalista (masculine plural causalisti, feminine plural causaliste)

causalisti (masculine plural)
causaliste (feminine plural)

From causal(ismo) (“causalism”) + -ista (“-ist”).

suffix

Synonym of causalistico: pertaining to causalism


abondevole

(obsolete) Alternative form of abbondevole


fracido

it-adj

fracido (feminine fracida, masculine plural fracidi, feminine plural fracide)

fracida (feminine)
fracidi (masculine plural)
fracide (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin fracidus. Compare the doublet frazzo.


corroboratrice

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


corroboratore

it-adj

corroboratore (feminine corroboratrice, masculine plural corroboratori, feminine plural corroboratrici)

corroboratrice (feminine)
corroboratori (masculine plural)
corroboratrici (feminine plural)

From corrobora(re) (“to strengthen”) + -tore (“-er”, agent noun suffix).


unguentaceo

it-adj

unguentaceo (feminine unguentacea, masculine plural unguentacei, feminine plural unguentacee)

unguentacea (feminine)
unguentacei (masculine plural)
unguentacee (feminine plural)

From unguent(o) (“ointment”) + -aceo (“-aceous”).


steppicursore

Learned compound from steppa (“steppe”) + cursore (“runner”).

said of tumbleweeds or plants producing them


calibeato

it-adj

calibeato (feminine calibeata, masculine plural calibeati, feminine plural calibeate)

calibeata (feminine)
calibeati (masculine plural)
calibeate (feminine plural)

(obsolete, pharmacology) of a medicinal drink: containing iron salts


giovenile

Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono ¶ di quei sospiri ond’io nudriva ’l core ¶ in suo mio primo giovenile errore ¶ quand’era in parte altr’uom da quel ch’i’ sono,

1336–1374, Francesco Petrarca, “I — Voi ch’ascoltate in rime sparse il suono”, in Il Canzoniere, lines 1–3; republished as Daniele Ponchiroli, editor, Turin: publ. Giulio Einaudi, 1964:

Ye who in rhymes dispersed the echoes hear of those sad sighs with which my heart I fed when early youth my mazy wanderings led, fondly diverse from what I now appear,

(archaic or literary) Alternative form of giovanile


lazza

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


osco-umbro

osco-umbro (feminine osco-umbra, masculine plural osco-umbri, feminine plural osco-umbre)

osco-umbra (feminine)
osco-umbri (masculine plural)
osco-umbre (feminine plural)

From osco (“Oscan”) + umbro (“Umbrian”).


tiepolesco

tiepolesco (feminine tiepolesca, masculine plural tiepoleschi, feminine plural tiepolesche)

tiepolesca (feminine)
tiepoleschi (masculine plural)
tiepolesche (feminine plural)


citobiologico

citobiologico (feminine citobiologica, masculine plural citobiologici, feminine plural citobiologiche)

citobiologica (feminine)
citobiologici (masculine plural)
citobiologiche (feminine plural)


guantato

guantato (feminine guantata, masculine plural guantati, feminine plural guantate)

guantata (feminine)
guantati (masculine plural)
guantate (feminine plural)


centrobarico

centrobarico (feminine centrobarica, masculine plural centrobarici, feminine plural centrobariche)

centrobarica (feminine)
centrobarici (masculine plural)
centrobariche (feminine plural)


cobaltoso

cobaltoso (feminine cobaltosa, masculine plural cobaltosi, feminine plural cobaltose)

cobaltosa (feminine)
cobaltosi (masculine plural)
cobaltose (feminine plural)

From cobalto (“cobalt”) + -oso (“-ous”).


cobaltico

cobaltico (feminine cobaltica, masculine plural cobaltici, feminine plural cobaltiche)

cobaltica (feminine)
cobaltici (masculine plural)
cobaltiche (feminine plural)

From cobalt(o) (“cobalt”) + -ico (“-ic”).


pro'

Apocopic form of prode (“brave, valiant”)


medicatore

medicatore (feminine medicatrice, masculine plural medicatori, feminine plural medicatrici)

medicatrice (feminine)
medicatori (masculine plural)
medicatrici (feminine plural)

From Late Latin medicātōrem (“physician”).


betlemita

betlemita (masculine plural betlemiti, feminine plural betlemite)

betlemiti (masculine plural)
betlemite (feminine plural)

From Late Latin bēthlehemītēs, from Ancient Greek Βηθλεεμίτης (Bēthleemítēs). By surface analysis, Betlem(me) (“Bethlehem”) + -ita (“-ite”).

surf

Bethlehemite (of, from or relating to Bethlehem)


temoroso

it-adj

temoroso (feminine temorosa, masculine plural temorosi, feminine plural temorose)

temorosa (feminine)
temorosi (masculine plural)
temorose (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin or Late Latin timorōsus, from Latin timor; replaced by the form timoroso.


finno

finno (feminine finna, masculine plural finni, feminine plural finne)

finna (feminine)
finni (masculine plural)
finne (feminine plural)

From Latin Finnus, Fēnnus, from Old Norse Finnr.

(historical) of or pertaining to the Finns


sfiducioso

sfiducioso (feminine sfiduciosa, masculine plural sfiduciosi, feminine plural sfiduciose)

sfiduciosa (feminine)
sfiduciosi (masculine plural)
sfiduciose (feminine plural)

From s- (“un-, not”) + fiducioso (“confident”).


confederalista

it-adj

confederalista (masculine plural confederalisti, feminine plural confederaliste)

confederalisti (masculine plural)
confederaliste (feminine plural)

From confederal(e) (“confederate”) + -ista (“-ist”).


inqueto

it-adj

inqueto (feminine inqueta, masculine plural inqueti, feminine plural inquete)

inqueta (feminine)
inqueti (masculine plural)
inquete (feminine plural)


bosniaco-erzegovesi

masculine/feminine plural of bosniaco-erzegovese


bosniaco-erzegovina

feminine singular of bosniaco-erzegovino


bosniaco-erzegovino

bosniaco-erzegovino (feminine bosniaco-erzegovina, masculine plural bosniaco-erzegovini, feminine plural bosniaco-erzegovine)

bosniaco-erzegovina (feminine)
bosniaco-erzegovini (masculine plural)
bosniaco-erzegovine (feminine plural)

bosniaco (“Bosniac”) + Erzegovina (“Herzegovina”) + -ino (“-ine, -ian”)

suffix

Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina#English

Bosnian (of, from or relating to Bosnia and Herzegovina)


bosniaco-erzegovese

bosniaco (“Bosniac”) + erzegovese (“Herzegovinian”)


tronzo

it-adj

tronzo (feminine tronza, masculine plural tronzi, feminine plural tronze)

tronza (feminine)
tronzi (masculine plural)
tronze (feminine plural)


silvestro

silvestro (feminine silvestra, masculine plural silvestri, feminine plural silvestre)

silvestra (feminine)
silvestri (masculine plural)
silvestre (feminine plural)

(relational, archaic) Alternative form of silvestre (“woodland”)


agrivoltaico

agrivoltaico (feminine agrivoltaica, masculine plural agrivoltaici, feminine plural agrivoltaiche)

agrivoltaica (feminine)
agrivoltaici (masculine plural)
agrivoltaiche (feminine plural)

From agri- + voltaico. First attested in 2012.


apomictico

apomictico (feminine apomictica, masculine plural apomictici, feminine plural apomictiche)

apomictica (feminine)
apomictici (masculine plural)
apomictiche (feminine plural)


biolistico

biolistico (feminine biolistica, masculine plural biolistici, feminine plural biolistiche)

biolistica (feminine)
biolistici (masculine plural)
biolistiche (feminine plural)


migliorissimo

(humorous, nonstandard) superlative degree of buono (“bestest”)


interorganico

interorganico (feminine interorganica, masculine plural interorganici, feminine plural interorganiche)

interorganica (feminine)
interorganici (masculine plural)
interorganiche (feminine plural)


lacedemonio

lacedemonio (feminine lacedemonia, masculine plural lacedemoni, feminine plural lacedemonie)

lacedemonia (feminine)
lacedemoni (masculine plural)
lacedemonie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Lacedaemonius, from Ancient Greek Λακεδαιμόνιος (Lakedaimónios), derived from Λακεδαίμων (Lakedaímōn, “Laconia”).

der

Λακεδαιμόνιος

(historical) Lacedaemonian (of, from or relating to Lacedaemonia)

(historical) Spartan (of, from or relating to Sparta)


vibroscopico

it-adj

vibroscopico (feminine vibroscopica, masculine plural vibroscopici, feminine plural vibroscopiche)

vibroscopica (feminine)
vibroscopici (masculine plural)
vibroscopiche (feminine plural)


adro

adro (feminine adra, masculine plural adri, feminine plural adre)

adra (feminine)
adri (masculine plural)
adre (feminine plural)


amfocoleretico

amfocoleretico (feminine amfocoleretica, masculine plural amfocoleretici, feminine plural amfocoleretiche)

amfocoleretica (feminine)
amfocoleretici (masculine plural)
amfocoleretiche (feminine plural)


francesca

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


trumpiano

it-adj

trumpiano (feminine trumpiana, masculine plural trumpiani, feminine plural trumpiane)

trumpiana (feminine)
trumpiani (masculine plural)
trumpiane (feminine plural)


squallente

From Latin squālentem, accusative non-neuter singular of squālēns, present active participle of squāleō (“to be unkempt, neglected”).

(literary, poetic) wretched, miserable, squalid


aromantico

aromantico (feminine aromantica, masculine plural aromantici, feminine plural aromantiche)

aromantica (feminine)
aromantici (masculine plural)
aromantiche (feminine plural)


carasau

Borrowed from Sardinian carasau (“toasted”), past participle of verb carasare, from Latin charaxō, borrowed from Ancient Greek χᾰρᾰ́σσω (kharássō, “to carve, to engrave”).


bafomettico

it-adj

bafomettico (feminine bafomettica, masculine plural bafomettici, feminine plural bafomettiche)

bafomettica (feminine)
bafomettici (masculine plural)
bafomettiche (feminine plural)


squaliforme

From squalo (“shark”) + -forme (“-form, -like”).

suffix

(zoology) having an elongated tapering body (like that of a shark) (of fish)


spadona

it-adj

spadona (feminine-only, feminine plural spadone)


obblioso

obblioso (feminine obbliosa, masculine plural obbliosi, feminine plural obbliose)

obbliosa (feminine)
obbliosi (masculine plural)
obbliose (feminine plural)


sculto

sculto (feminine sculta, masculine plural sculti, feminine plural sculte)

sculta (feminine)
sculti (masculine plural)
sculte (feminine plural)


scolto

scolto (feminine scolta, masculine plural scolti, feminine plural scolte)

scolta (feminine)
scolti (masculine plural)
scolte (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin sculptus, perfect participle of sculpō (“to carve, chisel”).


indomo

indomo (feminine indoma, masculine plural indomi, feminine plural indome)

indoma (feminine)
indomi (masculine plural)
indome (feminine plural)


poltro

poltro (feminine poltra, masculine plural poltri, feminine plural poltre)

poltra (feminine)
poltri (masculine plural)
poltre (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *pulliter, derived from Latin pullus (“young animal”).


poltro

Borrowed from Lombardic *polstar (“cushion”), from Proto-West Germanic *bolstr (“cushion, pillow”), from Proto-Germanic *bulstraz (“bolster”). Cognate with Old High German polstar, English bolster.


cannoniero

it-adj

cannoniero (feminine cannoniera, masculine plural cannonieri, feminine plural cannoniere)

cannoniera (feminine)
cannonieri (masculine plural)
cannoniere (feminine plural)


spagirico

spagirico (feminine spagirica, masculine plural spagirici, feminine plural spagiriche)

spagirica (feminine)
spagirici (masculine plural)
spagiriche (feminine plural)

From New Latin spagiria, spagyria, coined from Ancient Greek σπάω (spáō, “I draw, pull”) + ἀγείρω (ageírō, “I assemble”).


metempirico

it-adj

metempirico (feminine metempirica, masculine plural metempirici, feminine plural metempiriche)

metempirica (feminine)
metempirici (masculine plural)
metempiriche (feminine plural)


erbale

From Medieval Latin herbālis, derived from Latin herba (“grass, herb”). By surface analysis, erba + -ale.


piceno

piceno (feminine picena, masculine plural piceni, feminine plural picene)

picena (feminine)
piceni (masculine plural)
picene (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Pīcēnus, from Pīcēnum.

(historical) of or pertaining to ancient Picenum in Italy


quattrovalvole

(automotive) 4-valve; Pertaining to internal combustion engine technology that uses 4 valves per cylinder, 2 inlet and 2 exhaust ports


color cane che fugge

Portuguese cor de burro quando foge and similar terms in other languages listed there


nel pallone

(idiomatic) flustered, rattled, in a fuddle


ossimorico

ossimorico (feminine ossimorica, masculine plural ossimorici, feminine plural ossimoriche)

ossimorica (feminine)
ossimorici (masculine plural)
ossimoriche (feminine plural)


glenoideo

glenoideo (feminine glenoidea, masculine plural glenoidei, feminine plural glenoidee)

glenoidea (feminine)
glenoidei (masculine plural)
glenoidee (feminine plural)


pentastellato

pentastellato (feminine pentastellata, masculine plural pentastellati, feminine plural pentastellate)

pentastellata (feminine)
pentastellati (masculine plural)
pentastellate (feminine plural)

From penta- (“penta-, five”) + stella (“star”) + -ato (“-ed”).

affix

(politics) of or relating to the Five Star Movement (Italian political party) and its ideology


odoroforo

it-adj

odoroforo (feminine odorofora, masculine plural odorofori, feminine plural odorofore)

odorofora (feminine)
odorofori (masculine plural)
odorofore (feminine plural)


odorivettore

odorivettore (feminine odorivettrice, masculine plural odorivettori, feminine plural odorivettrici)

odorivettrice (feminine)
odorivettori (masculine plural)
odorivettrici (feminine plural)


inguscio

inguscio (feminine inguscia, masculine plural ingusci, feminine plural ingusce)

inguscia (feminine)
ingusci (masculine plural)
ingusce (feminine plural)

Ingush (of, from or relating to Ingushetia)


epoptico

epoptico (feminine epoptica, masculine plural epoptici, feminine plural epoptiche)

epoptica (feminine)
epoptici (masculine plural)
epoptiche (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek ἐποπτικός (epoptikós).


epoptica

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


cofto

it-adj

cofto (feminine cofta, masculine plural cofti, feminine plural cofte)

cofta (feminine)
cofti (masculine plural)
cofte (feminine plural)


a buon mercato

Compare French bon marché, à bon marché.

È davvero a buon mercato.


croio

croio (feminine croia, masculine plural croi, feminine plural croie)

croia (feminine)
croi (masculine plural)
croie (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *crodius, from Gaulish *croudis (“hard”), from Proto-Celtic *kroudis, from Proto-Indo-European *krewh₂-.


malfusso

malfusso (feminine malfussa, masculine plural malfussi, feminine plural malfusse)

malfussa (feminine)
malfussi (masculine plural)
malfusse (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Spanish marfuz (“traitor, treacher”), from Arabic مَرْفُوض (marfūḍ), past participle of رَفَضَ (rafaḍa, “to refuse, deny”).

bor+

Non pensi tu che in ciel sia più giustizia,
malfusso, ladro, strupatore e mecco,
fornicator, uom pien d’ogni malizia,
ruffian, briccone, e sacrilego e becco?

1478, Luigi Pulci, “Canto decimoquarto [Fourteenth Canto]”, in Morgante, Felice Le Monnier, published 1855, page 283:

You don't think there's any more justice in heaven, do you, you wretch, thief, rapist and adulterer, fornicator, man full of malice, pander, scoundrel, sacrileger and cuckold?


brividoso

it-adj

brividoso (feminine brividosa, masculine plural brividosi, feminine plural brividose)

brividosa (feminine)
brividosi (masculine plural)
brividose (feminine plural)

From brivido (“shiver”, noun) + -oso (“-ous”).

affix

(literary) that shivers; shivering, shivery, shiversome


brividante

sotto il cielo gocciolante di pioggia o tutto brividante di stelle sfaccettate

under the sky dripping rain or flickering with the light of faceted stars


dicoriale

From di- (“two”) + corion (“chorion”) + -ale (“-al”).


contennendo

it-adj

contennendo (feminine contennenda, masculine plural contennendi, feminine plural contennende)

contennenda (feminine)
contennendi (masculine plural)
contennende (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin contemnendus (“which is to be despised, scorned”), gerundive of contemnō (“to scorn, despise”).


luministico

it-adj

luministico (feminine luministica, masculine plural luministici, feminine plural luministiche)

luministica (feminine)
luministici (masculine plural)
luministiche (feminine plural)

From luminista (“luminarist”) + -ico (“-ic”).


aleppino

aleppino (feminine aleppina, masculine plural aleppini, feminine plural aleppine)

aleppina (feminine)
aleppini (masculine plural)
aleppine (feminine plural)

Aleppine (of, from or relating to Aleppo)


malaccolto

malaccolto (feminine malaccolta, masculine plural malaccolti, feminine plural malaccolte)

malaccolta (feminine)
malaccolti (masculine plural)
malaccolte (feminine plural)

From male (“badly”) + accolto (“welcomed, received”).


innodico

it-adj

innodico (feminine innodica, masculine plural innodici, feminine plural innodiche)

innodica (feminine)
innodici (masculine plural)
innodiche (feminine plural)

From Late Latin hymnodicus, from Ancient Greek ὑμνῳδικός (humnōidikós).


occhiona

occhiona (feminine-only, feminine plural occhione)


senza fare una piega

with a straight face, poker-faced, deadpan


scentrato

scentrato (feminine scentrata, masculine plural scentrati, feminine plural scentrate)

scentrata (feminine)
scentrati (masculine plural)
scentrate (feminine plural)


abrotanino

abrotanino (feminine abrotanina, masculine plural abrotanini, feminine plural abrotanine)

abrotanina (feminine)
abrotanini (masculine plural)
abrotanine (feminine plural)

From abrotano (“southernwood”) + -ino (“-ine, similar to”).

affix

senecione abrotanino
senecione abrotanino#Italian


biancheggianti

masculine/feminine plural of biancheggiante


isochimena

it-adj

isochimena (feminine-only, feminine plural isochimene)

From iso- + Ancient Greek χειμαίνω (kheimaínō, “I am exposed to winter cold”).

der

linea isochimena
linea isochimena#Italian

isocheimal, only used in linea isochimena


alla mugnaia

(cooking) floured and subsequently cooked in a pan with lemon juice and butter (of fish)


tonniera

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


luciferiano

adherent of the schism of Lucifer of Cagliari

used to indicate the followers of several heretical movements linked to Catharism during the 11ᵗʰ and 12ᵗʰ centuries


tonniero

it-adj

tonniero (feminine tonniera, masculine plural tonnieri, feminine plural tonniere)

tonniera (feminine)
tonnieri (masculine plural)
tonniere (feminine plural)


rizoatono

rizoatono (feminine rizoatona, masculine plural rizoatoni, feminine plural rizoatone)

rizoatona (feminine)
rizoatoni (masculine plural)
rizoatone (feminine plural)


rizatono

rizatono (feminine rizatona, masculine plural rizatoni, feminine plural rizatone)

rizatona (feminine)
rizatoni (masculine plural)
rizatone (feminine plural)


lazio

lazio (feminine lazia, masculine plural lazi, feminine plural lazie)

lazia (feminine)
lazi (masculine plural)
lazie (feminine plural)


prattico

prattico (feminine prattica, masculine plural prattici, feminine plural prattiche)

prattica (feminine)
prattici (masculine plural)
prattiche (feminine plural)


macellesco

macellesco (feminine macellesca, masculine plural macelleschi, feminine plural macellesche)

macellesca (feminine)
macelleschi (masculine plural)
macellesche (feminine plural)

From macello (“slaughterhouse; slaughter”) + -esco (“-esque”).

affix

(archaic) of or pertaining to slaughtering or slaughterhouses


ciprio

it-adj

ciprio (feminine cipria, masculine plural cipri, feminine plural ciprie)

cipria (feminine)
cipri (masculine plural)
ciprie (feminine plural)

From Latin Cyprius, from Ancient Greek Κύπριος (Kúprios).

la cipria Dea

vide […] ¶ L'infida Diva, e il Ciprio giovinetto ¶ Seder giulivi ſulla ſponda erboſa

1790, Teresa Bandettini, “Canto terzo”, in La morte d'Adone [The Death of Adonis], Modena, page 70:

[he] saw the treacherous goddess and the Cyprian youth [Adonis], sitting merrily on the grassy bank

Cyprian, Cypriot (chiefly in reference to Greek mythology)


pesolo

pesolo (feminine pesola, masculine plural pesoli, feminine plural pesole)

pesola (feminine)
pesoli (masculine plural)
pesole (feminine plural)

From Latin pēnsilis. Doublet of pensile.


radical-chic

la sinistra radical-chic

Certa stampa aveva accusato i Clash di aver sposato la causa sbagliata, quella di una rivoluzione radical-chic vista in tv o sui giornali, più che vissuta sul campo. La stessa immagine di copertina di Give 'Em Enough Rope (il cadavere di un […]

2009, Luca Frazzi, The Clash. I wanna riot: Testi commentati, LIT EDIZIONI, →ISBN:

Un po' perché la materia è, come giustamente ammettono gli autori, di nicchia, un po' perché si tratta di una nicchia obbligata sia da una certa “pruderie” di origine radical-chic sia da una interessata miopia a livello politico, che ha sempre […]

2011, Marco Merlo, Luca Tosin, Carlo De Vita, Le armi antiche: Bibliografia ragionata nel Servizio Bibliotecario Nazionale, Gangemi Editore spa, →ISBN, page 9:

adopting non-conformist or extreme political views as fashion statement; radical chic


campofioritano

campofioritano (feminine campofioritana, masculine plural campofioritani, feminine plural campofioritane)

campofioritana (feminine)
campofioritani (masculine plural)
campofioritane (feminine plural)


vendichevole

From vendicare (“to avenge”) + -evole (“-y”).


biocatalitico

biocatalitico (feminine biocatalitica, masculine plural biocatalitici, feminine plural biocatalitiche)

biocatalitica (feminine)
biocatalitici (masculine plural)
biocatalitiche (feminine plural)


interdunali

masculine/feminine plural of interdunale


francioso

francioso (feminine franciosa, masculine plural franciosi, feminine plural franciose)

franciosa (feminine)
franciosi (masculine plural)
franciose (feminine plural)

(archaic, today humorous or derogatory) French


cinegetico

cinegetico (feminine cinegetica, masculine plural cinegetici, feminine plural cinegetiche)

cinegetica (feminine)
cinegetici (masculine plural)
cinegetiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Late Latin cynēgeticus, from Ancient Greek κυνηγετικός (kunēgetikós, “of or pertaining to hunting”).

der

(relational) hunting (especially with the use of dogs)


salvaggio

it-adj

salvaggio (feminine salvaggia, masculine plural salvaggi, feminine plural salvagge)

salvaggia (feminine)
salvaggi (masculine plural)
salvagge (feminine plural)

O motto vile e di vil cor messaggio, ¶ d'onni vertù salvaggio, ¶ e d'onni brevileggio e pregio umano, ¶ dir omo a donna: — io son tuo servo […]

13ᵗʰ century, Guittone d'Arezzo, O motto vile e di vil cor messaggio, collected in Le rime di Guittone d'Arezzo, Bari: Laterza, published 1940, page 221, lines 1–4:

O vile saying, and messenger of a vile heart, foreign to any virtue and human privilege or quality, for a man to say to a woman: "I am your servant"

(obsolete) Alternative form of selvaggio


lapidescente

Borrowed from Latin lapidēscentem, present active participle of lapidēscō (“to petrify; to become petrified”), derived from lapis (“stone”).


lapidescenti

masculine/feminine plural of lapidescente


acetometrico

acetometrico (feminine acetometrica, masculine plural acetometrici, feminine plural acetometriche)

acetometrica (feminine)
acetometrici (masculine plural)
acetometriche (feminine plural)


acetimetrico

acetimetrico (feminine acetimetrica, masculine plural acetimetrici, feminine plural acetimetriche)

acetimetrica (feminine)
acetimetrici (masculine plural)
acetimetriche (feminine plural)


non negativo

non negativo (feminine non negativa, masculine plural non negativi, feminine plural non negative)

non negativa (feminine)
non negativi (masculine plural)
non negative (feminine plural)


cicciuto

cicciuto (feminine cicciuta, masculine plural cicciuti, feminine plural cicciute)

cicciuta (feminine)
cicciuti (masculine plural)
cicciute (feminine plural)


efesio

efesio (feminine efesia, masculine plural efesi, feminine plural efesie)

efesia (feminine)
efesi (masculine plural)
efesie (feminine plural)

From Latin ephesius, from Ancient Greek Ἐφέσιος (Ephésios).


a bocca aperta

lasciare a bocca aperta

(idiomatic) stunned, motionless, speechless


tutto orecchie

all ears (listening intensely or awaiting explanation)


durona

durona (feminine-only, feminine plural durone)

Synonym of duracina (of cherries and peaches)


etternale

Quali Alessandro in quelle parti calde
d'Indïa vide sopra 'l süo stuolo
fiamme cadere infino a terra salde,
[…]
tale scendeva l’etternale ardore

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XIV”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 31–33, 37; republished as Giorgio Petrocchi, editor, La Commedia secondo l'antica vulgata [The Commedia according to the ancient vulgate], 2ⁿᵈ revised edition, Florence: publ. Le Lettere, 1994:

As Alexander, in those torrid parts
of India, beheld upon his host
flames fall unbroken till they reached the ground,
 […]
thus was descending the eternal heat


fuori fase

Ho sistemato i cuscini per poter giocare a Counterinsurgence sul materasso senza lenzuola, ma lui era così stanco e fuori fase che sbagliava quasi quanto me, e dopo nemmeno cinque minuti eravamo già morti tutti e due.

2012, John Green, translated by Giorgia Grilli, Colpa delle Stelle [The Fault in our Stars], Mondadori, page 138:

I arranged his pillows so we could play Counterinsurgence on the bare sheetless mattress, but he was so tired and out of it that he sucked almost as bad as I did, and we couldn't go five minutes without both getting dead.

(idiomatic, by extension) off one's feed, under the weather, out of it


caprigno

caprigno (feminine caprigna, masculine plural caprigni, feminine plural caprigne)

caprigna (feminine)
caprigni (masculine plural)
caprigne (feminine plural)

Κήρυκες δ’ ἀνὰ ἄστυ θεῶν φέρον ὅρκια πιστά,
ἄρνε δύω καὶ οἶνον ἐΰφρονα καρπὸν ἀρούρης,
ἀσκῷ ἐν αἰγείῳ

1810 [c. 8ᵗʰ century BCE], “Libro III”, in Vincenzo Monti, transl., Iliade, translation of Ῑ̓λιάς (Īliás, Iliad) by Homer (in Epic Greek), lines 323–327; republished as Iliade di Omero^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Iliade_(Monti)), 4ᵗʰ edition, Milan: Società tipografica dei classici italiani, 1825:

Meanwhile, the announcers came bringing the sacred peace offerings, two carefully selected lambs, and wine—pleasant harvest of the earth—sealed in a goat wineskin.

Kḗrukes d’ anà ástu theôn phéron hórkia pistá,
árne dúō kaì oînon eǘphrona karpòn aroúrēs,
askôi en aigeíōi


ipetro

ipetro (feminine ipetra, masculine plural ipetri, feminine plural ipetre)

ipetra (feminine)
ipetri (masculine plural)
ipetre (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕπαιθρος (húpaithros).


soffreddo

it-adj

soffreddo (feminine soffredda, masculine plural soffreddi, feminine plural soffredde)

soffredda (feminine)
soffreddi (masculine plural)
soffredde (feminine plural)

From so- + freddo (“cold”). Compare Late Latin subfrīgidus.


persesco

persesco (feminine persesca, masculine plural perseschi, feminine plural persesche)

persesca (feminine)
perseschi (masculine plural)
persesche (feminine plural)

From either persa (“Persian”) + -esco (“-esque”), or from persiano, with a change in suffix.

Voi, la vostra mercé, avete onorato il mio convito, ed io voglio onorar voi alla persesca[…].

1349–1353, Giovanni Boccaccio, “Giornata decima – Novella quarta”, in Decameron; republished as Aldo Francesco Massera, editor, Il Decameron, Bari: Laterza, 1927:

You, [by] your grace, have honored my banquet, and I wish to honor you in the Persian way.


fosfaturico

fosfaturico (feminine fosfaturica, masculine plural fosfaturici, feminine plural fosfaturiche)

fosfaturica (feminine)
fosfaturici (masculine plural)
fosfaturiche (feminine plural)