eterno

eterno (feminine eterna, masculine plural eterni, feminine plural eterne)

eterna (feminine)
eterni (masculine plural)
eterne (feminine plural)

First attested 14th century. From Latin aeternus, from an earlier form aeviternus, derived from aevum (“time; age”).

Il corto termine alla vita posto
Non è da consumare in quelle cose,
che ’l bene eterno ci fanno nascosto.

1343, Giovanni Boccaccio, Amorosa visione [Loving Vision], published 1833, page 11:

The short limit set to life is not to be consumed in those things which make the eternal goodness hidden from us.

Piena d’un foco eterno è quella mazza,
Che senza consumarsi ogn’hora avampa;
Ne per buon scudo o tempra di corazza
O per grossezza d’elmo se ne scampa.

1516, Ludovico Ariosto, “Canto quarantesimosecondo [Forty-second Canto]”, in Orlando Furioso [Raging Roland], Venice: Printed by Gabriel Giolito, published 1551, page 195:

That mace is filled with an eternal fire, always burning without ever dying out; and no good shield, or tempered armour/armor, or thick helm is enough to escape it.

Infin quel dì, che pria la punse Amore,
Andromeda ebbe sempre affanno e noia;
Poi ch’a Perseo si diè, diletto e gioia
Seguilla viva, e morta eterno onore.

1530, Pietro Bembo, “Libro I, Capitolo III [Book 1, Chapter 3]”, in Gli asolani, published 1989:

Until that day, before she was stung by Love, Andromeda was always bothered and bored; after she gave herself to Perseus, she was followed by delight and joy in life, and eternal honour/honor in death.

Odio all’emula Roma acerbo eterno
Giurava il forte Annibale su l’ara:
Nè a vuoto usciva la minaccia amara,
Che gli era anzi di Gloria eccelso perno.

1799, Vittorio Alfieri, “Proemio”, in Misogallo [The French-Hater], London, page 51, lines 1–4:

Harsh, eternal hatred to the rival Rome swore Hannibal the strong upon the altar; and the bitter threat was not in vain, but instead was paramount crux of glory to him.

Vagar mi fai co’ miei pensier su l’orme
Che vanno al nulla eterno; e intanto fugge
Questo reo tempo, e van con lui le torme
Delle cure, onde meco egli si strugge

1803, Ugo Foscolo, “Alla sera [To the Evening]”, in Sonetti [Sonnets]^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Sonetti_(Foscolo)), collected in Opere scelte di Ugo Foscolo, vol. 2, Florence, published 1835, page 116:

You make me wander with my thoughts, on footprints leading to eternal nothingness; meanwhile, this guilty time passes, and with him the crowds of worries that make him struggle along with me


fermo

it-adj

fermo (feminine ferma, masculine plural fermi, feminine plural ferme, superlative fermissimo)

ferma (feminine)
fermi (masculine plural)
ferme (feminine plural)
fermissimo (superlative)

From Latin firmus, from Proto-Italic *fermos, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰer-mo-s (“holding”), from the root *dʰer- (“to hold”).


ordo

ordo (feminine orda, masculine plural ordi, feminine plural orde)

orda (feminine)
ordi (masculine plural)
orde (feminine plural)

Inherited from Classical Latin horridus, perhaps with influence from lordo (“filthy”). Doublet of orrido.

(figurative):
corrupt, debased, perverted


corto

corto (feminine corta, masculine plural corti, feminine plural corte, superlative cortissimo)

corta (feminine)
corti (masculine plural)
corte (feminine plural)
cortissimo (superlative)

From Latin curtus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.


bulgaro

bulgaro (feminine bulgara, masculine plural bulgari, feminine plural bulgare)

bulgara (feminine)
bulgari (masculine plural)
bulgare (feminine plural)


oso

oso (feminine osa, masculine plural osi, feminine plural ose)

osa (feminine)
osi (masculine plural)
ose (feminine plural)

From Latin ausus, perfect participle of audeō (“to dare, venture, risk”). Doublet of auso.

essere oso (archaic)

to dare (literally, “to be bold/daring”)

Forse la mia parola par troppo osa,
posponendo il piacer de li occhi belli,
ne’ quai mirando mio disio ha posa

1316–c. 1321, Dante Alighieri, “Canto XIV”, in Paradiso [Heaven], lines 130–132; 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:

Perhaps my word appears somewhat too bold, postponing the delight of those fair eyes, into which gazing my desire has rest

E diffiniro così questo onesto: ’quello che, sanza utilitade e sanza frutto, per sè di ragione è da laudare’. E costoro e la loro setta chiamati furono Stoici, e fu di loro quello glorioso Catone di cui non fui di sopra oso di parlare.

c. 1307, Dante Alighieri, “Trattato quarto, Capitolo VI [Fourth Treatise, Chapter 6]”, in Convivio [The Banquet], Florence: Le Monnier, published 1964, section 10:

And they defined this integrity as “that which apart from utility or profit is for its own sake praiseworthy according to reason.” They and their sect were called Stoics, and to them belonged that glorious Cato of whom I did not dare to speak above.

Vidi Archimede star col viso basso
E Democrito andar tutto pensoso
Per suo voler di lume e d’oro casso;
Vidi Ippia, il vecchiarel che già fu oso
Dir: - Io so tutto, - e poi di nulla certo

1374, Francesco Petrarca, “Trionfo della fama, Capitolo III [Triumph of Fame, Chapter 3]”, in I trionfi [Triumphs], collected in Le rime di M. Francesco Petrarca, Venice: Giuseppe Bortoli, published 1739, page 314:

I saw Archimedes looking down, and Democritus going immersed in thought, by his own will without light or gold; I saw Hippias, the old man that dared to say: "I know everything", and yet sure of nothing


intorno

(relational) of the surroundings; around, nearby


unico

unico (feminine unica, masculine plural unici, feminine plural uniche)

unica (feminine)
unici (masculine plural)
uniche (feminine plural)

From Latin ūnicus, from ūnus; see also -ico.

Non sei l'unico dottore tra noi.


centrale

centrale (plural centrali, superlative centralissimo)

centrali (plural)
centralissimo (superlative)

Italia centrale

Qual è lo scopo centrale di questo piano?


ufficiale

Borrowed from Late Latin officiālis. By surface analysis, ufficio (“office, service”) + -ale (adjective-forming suffix).


grigio

it-adj

grigio (feminine grigia, masculine plural grigi, feminine plural grige or grigie)

grigia (feminine)
grigi (masculine plural)
grige (feminine plural)
grigie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Old French or Old Occitan, both from Frankish *grīs, from Proto-Germanic *grēwaz (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁wos (“grey”), from Proto-Indo-European *gʰreh₁- (“to glow, shine”). Akin to Old High German grīs (“grey”) (German greis), Old English grīs (“grey”), Old High German grāo (“grey”), Old English grǣġ (“grey”), Old Norse grār (“grey”). More at grizzle, grey. Cognate with Sicilian grisu/griciu.


amico

it-adj

amico (feminine amica, masculine plural amici, feminine plural amiche, superlative amicissimo)

amica (feminine)
amici (masculine plural)
amiche (feminine plural)
amicissimo (superlative)

From Latin amīcus. Compare Catalan amic, French ami, Portuguese amigo, Romanian amic, Sardinian amícu, Spanish amigo.


cieco

cieco (feminine cieca, masculine plural ciechi, feminine plural cieche)

cieca (feminine)
ciechi (masculine plural)
cieche (feminine plural)

From Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed”).

amore cieco

ubbidienza cieca

blind
(literary) having no openings for light


frigorifero

frigorifero (feminine frigorifera, masculine plural frigoriferi, feminine plural frigorifere)

frigorifera (feminine)
frigoriferi (masculine plural)
frigorifere (feminine plural)

Word build upon the model of the French calorifère (“heater, radiator”), as an adaptation made using Latin frigor (“coldness”) + -fer (“-bearing, -carrying, -bringing”).

(relational) refrigerator; refrigerating, freezing


cerco

cerco (feminine cerca, masculine plural cerchi, feminine plural cerche)

cerca (feminine)
cerchi (masculine plural)
cerche (feminine plural)

Unsuffixed past participle of cercare (“to look for”).

(participial) past participle of cercare


sbronzo

sbronzo (feminine sbronza, masculine plural sbronzi, feminine plural sbronze)

sbronza (feminine)
sbronzi (masculine plural)
sbronze (feminine plural)

(informal) blotto, pissed, plastered, sozzled


elettrico

elettrico (feminine elettrica, masculine plural elettrici, feminine plural elettriche)

elettrica (feminine)
elettrici (masculine plural)
elettriche (feminine plural)

rete elettrica


vario

vario (feminine varia, masculine plural vari, feminine plural varie)

varia (feminine)
vari (masculine plural)
varie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin varius (“diverse, various”), whence also Italian vaio, an inherited doublet.


signore

it-adj

signore (feminine signora, masculine plural signori, feminine plural signore)

signora (feminine)
signori (masculine plural)
signore (feminine plural)

From earlier segnore, from Latin seniōrem, comparative form of senex (“old”), from Proto-Indo-European *sénos. Doublet of sire.

(informal) great, exceptional, excellent


esaurito

esaurito (feminine esaurita, masculine plural esauriti, feminine plural esaurite)

esaurita (feminine)
esauriti (masculine plural)
esaurite (feminine plural)


ridicolo

ridicolo (feminine ridicola, masculine plural ridicoli, feminine plural ridicole)

ridicola (feminine)
ridicoli (masculine plural)
ridicole (feminine plural)


fortunato

fortunato (feminine fortunata, masculine plural fortunati, feminine plural fortunate, superlative fortunatissimo)

fortunata (feminine)
fortunati (masculine plural)
fortunate (feminine plural)
fortunatissimo (superlative)


ricco

ricco (feminine ricca, masculine plural ricchi, feminine plural ricche, superlative ricchissimo)

ricca (feminine)
ricchi (masculine plural)
ricche (feminine plural)
ricchissimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Lombardic rīhhi (possibly through a Vulgar Latin or Late Latin *riccus, *ricus), from Proto-Germanic *rīkijaz.

rich, wealthy, affluent (owning a lot of money or wealth)

rich, plentiful, abundant (present in high quantity)

rich, fertile, fecund (producing a large quantity)

rich, strong, full, vivid (of a appearance, sound, smell, etc.)


brado

brado (feminine brada, masculine plural bradi, feminine plural brade)

brada (feminine)
bradi (masculine plural)
brade (feminine plural)

Probably from Latin barbarus. Compare bravo.


bastardo

bastardo (feminine bastarda, masculine plural bastardi, feminine plural bastarde)

bastarda (feminine)
bastardi (masculine plural)
bastarde (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin bastardus, perhaps from Frankish.


parte

From Latin partem, from Proto-Italic *partis.


svizzero

svizzero (feminine svizzera, masculine plural svizzeri, feminine plural svizzere)

svizzera (feminine)
svizzeri (masculine plural)
svizzere (feminine plural)


brillante

brillante (plural brillanti, superlative brillantissimo)

brillanti (plural)
brillantissimo (superlative)


primo

primo (feminine prima, masculine plural primi, feminine plural prime, superlative primissimo)

prima (feminine)
primi (masculine plural)
prime (feminine plural)
primissimo (superlative)

From Latin prīmus, from earlier prīsmos < *prīsemos < Proto-Italic *priisemos.

numero primo


rapido

rapido (feminine rapida, masculine plural rapidi, feminine plural rapide, superlative rapidissimo)

rapida (feminine)
rapidi (masculine plural)
rapide (feminine plural)
rapidissimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin rapidus. Doublet of ratto, which was inherited.


studioso

studioso (feminine studiosa, masculine plural studiosi, feminine plural studiose)

studiosa (feminine)
studiosi (masculine plural)
studiose (feminine plural)


falso

falso (feminine falsa, masculine plural falsi, feminine plural false, superlative falsissimo)

falsa (feminine)
falsi (masculine plural)
false (feminine plural)
falsissimo (superlative)


vuoto

vuoto (feminine vuota, masculine plural vuoti, feminine plural vuote)

vuota (feminine)
vuoti (masculine plural)
vuote (feminine plural)

Io vedo intorno a me chi passa e va / Ma so che la città / Vuota mi sembrerà / Se non torni tu

1963, “Città Vuota”, Giuseppe Cassia (lyrics), Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman (music), performed by Mina Mazzini:


incognito

incognito (feminine incognita, masculine plural incogniti, feminine plural incognite)

incognita (feminine)
incogniti (masculine plural)
incognite (feminine plural)


chiave

From Latin clāvem, from Proto-Italic *klāwis, of ultimately Proto-Indo-European origin.

Obama è in testa in 5 Stati chiave, McCain in 2.

Obama leads in 5 key States, McCain in 2.


stanco

stanco (feminine stanca, masculine plural stanchi, feminine plural stanche, superlative stanchissimo)

stanca (feminine)
stanchi (masculine plural)
stanche (feminine plural)
stanchissimo (superlative)

From the short past participle of stancare (“to tire out”) in Tuscan; compare the Standard Italian participle stancato.

Sono stanco morto.


azzurro

azzurro (feminine azzurra, masculine plural azzurri, feminine plural azzurre)

azzurra (feminine)
azzurri (masculine plural)
azzurre (feminine plural)

From Old French azur, from Arabic لَازَوَرْد (lāzaward, “lapis lazuli”), from Persian لاجورد (lâjvard, “lapis lazuli”). Cognate with English azure, French azur, and Portuguese and Spanish azul.

acquamarina

a colour/color between celeste and light green

light blue, azure, sky blue (especially the light blue colour/color of the sky)

(idiomatic, sports) in or of an Italian national team (athlete, player, etc.)


difesa

From Late Latin dēfēnsa, from the feminine of Latin dēfēnsus, perfect passive participle of dēfendō.


stagno

it-adj

stagno (feminine stagna, masculine plural stagni, feminine plural stagne)

stagna (feminine)
stagni (masculine plural)
stagne (feminine plural)


unisex

Unadapted borrowing from English unisex. By surface analysis, uni- + sex.


presente

presente (plural presenti, superlative presentissimo)

presenti (plural)
presentissimo (superlative)

la presente lettera


bella

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


geloso

it-adj

geloso (feminine gelosa, masculine plural gelosi, feminine plural gelose, superlative gelosissimo)

gelosa (feminine)
gelosi (masculine plural)
gelose (feminine plural)
gelosissimo (superlative)

→ Romanian: gelos

From Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate, to be jealous”). Compare Spanish celoso, French jaloux.


ceramica

Cognate with Friulian ceramiche, Piedmontese siràmica.


capitale

Borrowed from Latin capitālis, derived from caput (“head”).

nemico capitale

odio capitale


arsenico

it-adj

arsenico (feminine arsenica, masculine plural arsenici, feminine plural arseniche)

arsenica (feminine)
arsenici (masculine plural)
arseniche (feminine plural)


cringe

cringe (invariable, superlative cringissimo)

Unadapted borrowing from English cringe.


nettunio

nettunio (feminine nettunia, masculine plural nettuni, feminine plural nettunie)

nettunia (feminine)
nettuni (masculine plural)
nettunie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Neptūnius, derived from Neptūnus.


vivace

vivace (plural vivaci, superlative vivacissimo)

vivaci (plural)
vivacissimo (superlative)

From Latin vīvācem (“lively, vigorous”).


giallo

giallìno,giallétto<pos:also “sweet yellow flour roll with raisins” as a noun, in the Veneto>,giallolìno<pos:also “Naples yellow” as a noun>

giallo (feminine gialla, masculine plural gialli, feminine plural gialle, diminutive giallìno or giallétto (also “sweet yellow flour roll with raisins” as a noun, in the Veneto) or giallolìno (also “Naples yellow” as a noun), augmentative giallóne, pejorative giallàccio, derogatory giallùccio)

gialla (feminine)
gialli (masculine plural)
gialle (feminine plural)
giallìno (diminutive)
giallétto (also diminutive noun)
giallolìno (also diminutive noun)
giallóne (augmentative)
giallàccio (pejorative)
giallùccio (derogatory)

Borrowed from Old French jalne (variant of jaune), from Latin galbinus. Crime fiction sense derives from the yellow covers of cheap crime literature.

Mistero giallo.

Racconti gialli.

involving crimes and detective work (of a story)


equino

equino (feminine equina, masculine plural equini, feminine plural equine)

equina (feminine)
equini (masculine plural)
equine (feminine plural)


palladio

palladio (feminine palladia, masculine plural palladi, feminine plural palladie)

palladia (feminine)
palladi (masculine plural)
palladie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin Palladius, from Ancient Greek Παλλάδιος (Palládios), derived from Παλλάς (Pallás), epithet of the goddess Athena.

(Greek mythology) Palladian (of or pertaining to Athena)


pago

pago (feminine paga, masculine plural paghi, feminine plural paghe)

paga (feminine)
paghi (masculine plural)
paghe (feminine plural)

From pagare (“to pay, reward”) + -o (forms participles).


clandestino

it-adj

clandestino (feminine clandestina, masculine plural clandestini, feminine plural clandestine)

clandestina (feminine)
clandestini (masculine plural)
clandestine (feminine plural)

From Latin clandestīnus (“secret, concealed”).


quieto

it-adj

quieto (feminine quieta, masculine plural quieti, feminine plural quiete)

quieta (feminine)
quieti (masculine plural)
quiete (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin quiētus. Doublet of cheto, which was inherited.


afro

afro (feminine afra, masculine plural afri, feminine plural afre)

afra (feminine)
afri (masculine plural)
afre (feminine plural)

Ed è da sapere, che le melagrane sono di quattro parti composte, le quali tutte sono afre e lazze.

13ᵗʰ century, “Libro quinto, Cap. ⅩⅢ. Delle Melagrane”, in Trattato dell'agricoltura [Treatise On Agriculture], translation of Opus ruralium commodorum libri Ⅻ by Pietro De' Crescenzi, published 1605, page 236:

And it must be known that pomegranates are composed of four parts, which are all sharp and tart [in taste].

(literary) sharp, tart, sour, acerbic, bitter


afro

[…] questa
Era unica servente, afra di stirpe

(Can we date this quote?), Moreto, Venice, translation of Moretum, published 1827, page 7:

She was the only servant, African in descent

[…] e l’afra madre […] partorisce i figli.

1809, Vincenzo Monti, La palingenesi politica, Milan, page 24:

and the African mother gives birth to the children


vago

vago (feminine vaga, masculine plural vaghi, feminine plural vaghe, superlative vaghissimo)

vaga (feminine)
vaghi (masculine plural)
vaghe (feminine plural)
vaghissimo (superlative)


abbacchiato

abbacchiato (feminine abbacchiata, masculine plural abbacchiati, feminine plural abbacchiate)

abbacchiata (feminine)
abbacchiati (masculine plural)
abbacchiate (feminine plural)


stabile

stabile (plural stabili, superlative stabilissimo)

stabili (plural)
stabilissimo (superlative)

stable, steady, regular, settled, permanent


sdrucciolo

sdrucciolo (feminine sdrucciola, masculine plural sdruccioli, feminine plural sdrucciole)

sdrucciola (feminine)
sdruccioli (masculine plural)
sdrucciole (feminine plural)

→ Asturian: esdrúxulu

→ Catalan: esdrúixol

→ English: sdrucciola

→ Galician: esdrúxulo

→ Portuguese: esdrúxulo

→ Spanish: esdrújulo

Deverbal from sdrucciolare (“to slip or slide”) + -o.


empio

it-adj

empio (feminine empia, masculine plural empi, feminine plural empie)

empia (feminine)
empi (masculine plural)
empie (feminine plural)


terraqueo

terraqueo (feminine terraquea, masculine plural terraquei, feminine plural terraquee)

terraquea (feminine)
terraquei (masculine plural)
terraquee (feminine plural)

globo terraqueo


omosessuale

From omo- + sessuale; cf. Latin homosexuālis.


carica

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


oltremare

guerra oltremare

verde oltremare


dativo

it-adj

dativo (feminine dativa, masculine plural dativi, feminine plural dative)

dativa (feminine)
dativi (masculine plural)
dative (feminine plural)


audace

bold, daring, audacious, brash, rash, risky, doughty


penitenziario

penitenziario (feminine penitenziaria, masculine plural penitenziari, feminine plural penitenziarie)

penitenziaria (feminine)
penitenziari (masculine plural)
penitenziarie (feminine plural)


espresso

espresso (feminine espressa, masculine plural espressi, feminine plural espresse)

espressa (feminine)
espressi (masculine plural)
espresse (feminine plural)

Past participle of esprimere; borrowed from Latin expressus.


duro

duro (feminine dura, masculine plural duri, feminine plural dure, superlative durissimo)

dura (feminine)
duri (masculine plural)
dure (feminine plural)
durissimo (superlative)

From Latin dūrus, from Proto-Italic *dūros, from Proto-Indo-European *duh₂-ró-s (“long”), from *dweh₂- (“far, long”). Cognate with Ancient Greek δηρός (dērós, “long”), Sanskrit दूर (dūrá, “distant, far, long”).

cog

(vulgar, slang, referring to a penis) erect


soda

feminine singular of sodo, meaning solid and firm, synonymous with solida


aragonese

Aragonese (of, from or relating to Aragon)


austero

it-adj

austero (feminine austera, masculine plural austeri, feminine plural austere)

austera (feminine)
austeri (masculine plural)
austere (feminine plural)

From Latin austērus, from Ancient Greek αὐστηρός (austērós).


nahuatl

Borrowed from Spanish náhuatl, from Classical Nahuatl nāhuatl.


veneto

veneto (feminine veneta, masculine plural veneti, feminine plural venete)

veneta (feminine)
veneti (masculine plural)
venete (feminine plural)

of Veneto (region of Italy); from Veneto


yiddish

Unadapted borrowing from English Yiddish, from Yiddish ייִדיש (yidish).


argentina

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


arabica

feminine singular of arabico (“Arabian”)


espressivo

it-adj

espressivo (feminine espressiva, masculine plural espressivi, feminine plural espressive)

espressiva (feminine)
espressivi (masculine plural)
espressive (feminine plural)

From espresso + -ivo. Cognate with Piedmontese espressiv.


macchiato

macchiato (feminine macchiata, masculine plural macchiati, feminine plural macchiate)

macchiata (feminine)
macchiati (masculine plural)
macchiate (feminine plural)


sloveno

sloveno (feminine slovena, masculine plural sloveni, feminine plural slovene)

slovena (feminine)
sloveni (masculine plural)
slovene (feminine plural)


florido

florido (feminine florida, masculine plural floridi, feminine plural floride, superlative floridissimo)

florida (feminine)
floridi (masculine plural)
floride (feminine plural)
floridissimo (superlative)

thriving, flourishing, blooming, healthy, florid


protetto

protetto (feminine protetta, masculine plural protetti, feminine plural protette)

protetta (feminine)
protetti (masculine plural)
protette (feminine plural)


strabico

strabico (feminine strabica, masculine plural strabici, feminine plural strabiche)

strabica (feminine)
strabici (masculine plural)
strabiche (feminine plural)

From Ancient Greek στραβισμός (strabismós), from στραβίζω (strabízō, “to squint”), from στραβός (strabós).


dette

feminine plural of detto (“known, aforementioned”)


inuit

Borrowed from Inuktitut ᐃᓄᐃᑦ (inoit, “the people”).


ideo

it-adj

ideo (feminine idea, masculine plural idei, feminine plural idee)

idea (feminine)
idei (masculine plural)
idee (feminine plural)

(literary, relational) of Mount Ida in Crete, especially as an epithet of Zeus


preso

preso (feminine presa, masculine plural presi, feminine plural prese)

presa (feminine)
presi (masculine plural)
prese (feminine plural)

From Latin prēnsus, variant of prehensus.


internet

Unadapted borrowing from English internet.


contraereo

it-adj

contraereo (feminine contraerea, masculine plural contraerei, feminine plural contraeree)

contraerea (feminine)
contraerei (masculine plural)
contraeree (feminine plural)


assoluto

assoluto (feminine assoluta, masculine plural assoluti, feminine plural assolute)

assoluta (feminine)
assoluti (masculine plural)
assolute (feminine plural)


secco

secco (feminine secca, masculine plural secchi, feminine plural secche, diminutive secchìno or secchétto)

secca (feminine)
secchi (masculine plural)
secche (feminine plural)
secchìno (diminutive)
secchétto (diminutive)

From Latin siccus, from Proto-Indo-European *seyk-.

asso secco

asso e cavallo secchi

(card games) being the only ones of their suit in a players hand (of cards)


idoneo

idoneo (feminine idonea, masculine plural idonei, feminine plural idonee)

idonea (feminine)
idonei (masculine plural)
idonee (feminine plural)


champagne

Borrowed from French champagne, from Champagne, from Late Latin campania. Doublet of campagna.


impasto

impasto (feminine impasta, masculine plural impasti, feminine plural impaste)

impasta (feminine)
impasti (masculine plural)
impaste (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin impastus, from im- (“not”) + pastus, past participle of pascī (“to eat, to feed”).

(literary, rare) not having eaten, fasting


valgo

valgo (feminine valga, masculine plural valghi, feminine plural valghe)

valga (feminine)
valghi (masculine plural)
valghe (feminine plural)


vivo

vivo (feminine viva, masculine plural vivi, feminine plural vive, superlative vivissimo)

viva (feminine)
vivi (masculine plural)
vive (feminine plural)
vivissimo (superlative)

From Latin vīvus (“alive”, “living”), from Proto-Italic *gʷīwos, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (“alive”).


continuo

continuo (feminine continua, masculine plural continui, feminine plural continue)

continua (feminine)
continui (masculine plural)
continue (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin continuus, derived from contineō (“to hold together”).


americano

americano (feminine americana, masculine plural americani, feminine plural americane)

americana (feminine)
americani (masculine plural)
americane (feminine plural)

American, United Statesian, US-American, Yankee


reo

reo (feminine rea, masculine plural rei, feminine plural ree)

rea (feminine)
rei (masculine plural)
ree (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin reus (“defendant, accused”). Cognate to rio (“bad”), inherited from the same source.


takeaway

Unadapted borrowing from English takeaway.

ubor

takeaway (of food) to be eaten off the premises


meo

it-adj

meo (feminine mea, masculine plural mei, feminine plural mee)

mea (feminine)
mei (masculine plural)
mee (feminine plural)


amato

amato (feminine amata, masculine plural amati, feminine plural amate, superlative amatissimo)

amata (feminine)
amati (masculine plural)
amate (feminine plural)
amatissimo (superlative)


unto

unto (feminine unta, masculine plural unti, feminine plural unte)

unta (feminine)
unti (masculine plural)
unte (feminine plural)


medio

medio (feminine media, masculine plural medi, feminine plural medie)

media (feminine)
medi (masculine plural)
medie (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin medius, whence also Italian mezzo (an inherited doublet).


presunto

presunto (feminine presunta, masculine plural presunti, feminine plural presunte)

presunta (feminine)
presunti (masculine plural)
presunte (feminine plural)


finissimo

finissima (feminine)
finissimi (masculine plural)
finissime (feminine plural)

superlative degree of fino (“superfine”)


pro forma

Unadapted borrowing from Latin prō fōrmā (literally “for form”).


bruno

it-adj

bruno (feminine bruna, masculine plural bruni, feminine plural brune)

bruna (feminine)
bruni (masculine plural)
brune (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin brūnus "brown, brunet" (whence also Spanish bruno, French brun), from Frankish *brūn, from Proto-Germanic *brūnaz (“brown”), from Proto-Indo-European *bher- (“shining, brown”). Akin to Old Dutch brūn "brown" (Dutch bruin "brown"), Old High German brūn "brown" (German braun "brown"), Old English brūn "brown". More at brown.


lato

it-adj

lato (feminine lata, masculine plural lati, feminine plural late)

lata (feminine)
lati (masculine plural)
late (feminine plural)

From Latin lātus (“wide”, “broad”), from earlier stlātus, from Proto-Indo-European *sterh₃- (“to stretch out, extend, spread”) or *stelh₃- (“broad”).

der

In senso lato.

(literary, figurative) broad (of a meaning)


ciliegia

From the variant ciriegia, from Vulgar Latin ceresia, from the neuter plural of Late Latin ceresium, from Latin cerasium, from Ancient Greek κεράσιον (kerásion, “cherry”), from κερασός (kerasós, “bird cherry”), ultimately possibly of Anatolian origin. Alternatively from ciliegio, ciriegio (Tuscan), from Late Latin ceresus, from Latin cerasus. See also cerasa. Double hypercorrectism : Tuscan corrects intervocalic R → intervocalic L (assuming that cer- is a Lombard pronunciation) ; and corrects -SA → -GIA (mistakenly assuming -sa is another Lombard pronunciation) ; same for garea→ galera, another hypercorrectism


fragola

fragola (canonical)
color fragola (canonical)


acefalo

it-adj

acefalo (feminine acefala, masculine plural acefali, feminine plural acefale)

acefala (feminine)
acefali (masculine plural)
acefale (feminine plural)

From Latin acephalus, from Ancient Greek ἀκέφαλος (aképhalos).


acerbetto

acerbetto (feminine acerbetta, masculine plural acerbetti, feminine plural acerbette)

acerbetta (feminine)
acerbetti (masculine plural)
acerbette (feminine plural)


accurato

accurato (feminine accurata, masculine plural accurati, feminine plural accurate, superlative accuratissimo)

accurata (feminine)
accurati (masculine plural)
accurate (feminine plural)
accuratissimo (superlative)

→ Romanian: acurat


acerrimo

acerrima (feminine)
acerrimi (masculine plural)
acerrime (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin ācerrimus, superlative degree of ācer.


sovente

Borrowed from Old French sovent, from Latin subinde. See French souvent.


scespiriano

scespiriano (feminine scespiriana, masculine plural scespiriani, feminine plural scespiriane)

scespiriana (feminine)
scespiriani (masculine plural)
scespiriane (feminine plural)


calma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


carota

From Latin carōta, from Ancient Greek κᾰρωτόν (karōtón).


grata

From Latin crātem, possibly through Vulgar Latin *grātem, with change of declension.


post mortem

Unadapted borrowing from Latin post mortem (literally “after death”).


pigmeo

it-adj

pigmeo (feminine pigmea, masculine plural pigmei, feminine plural pigmee)

pigmea (feminine)
pigmei (masculine plural)
pigmee (feminine plural)


novo

novo (feminine nova, masculine plural novi, feminine plural nove)

nova (feminine)
novi (masculine plural)
nove (feminine plural)

A la man destra vidi nova pieta ¶ novo tormento e novi frustatori, [...]

1472, Dante Alighieri, La divina commedia: Inferno, Le Monnier, published 1994, Canto XVIII, p. 268, vv. 22-23:

Upon my right hand I beheld new anguish, ¶ new torments, and new wielders of the lash, …


buono

buono (feminine buona, masculine plural buoni, feminine plural buone, superlative buonissimo, diminutive bonìno or buonìno or bonétto, augmentative bonóne)

buona (feminine)
buoni (masculine plural)
buone (feminine plural)
buonissimo (superlative)
bonìno (diminutive)
buonìno (diminutive)
bonétto (diminutive)
bonóne (augmentative)

Inherited from Latin bonus. Doublet of bonus, a later borrowing.


quel

Apocopic form of quello, used before a consonant that is not impure.


gotico

gotico (feminine gotica, masculine plural gotici, feminine plural gotiche)

gotica (feminine)
gotici (masculine plural)
gotiche (feminine plural)


peruviano

peruviano (feminine peruviana, masculine plural peruviani, feminine plural peruviane)

peruviana (feminine)
peruviani (masculine plural)
peruviane (feminine plural)


goto

goto (feminine gota, masculine plural goti, feminine plural gote)

gota (feminine)
goti (masculine plural)
gote (feminine plural)

From Late Latin gothus, from Proto-Germanic *gutô.


carioca

Borrowed from Brazilian Portuguese carioca, itself a borrowing from Guaraní/Old Tupi.

bor+

Carioca (of, from or relating to Rio de Janeiro)


spia

Borrowed from a Germanic language, perhaps Gothic *𐍃𐍀𐌰𐌹𐌷𐌰 (*spaiha) or from a Frankish cognate, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *spehōną (“to see, look”). Cognates include obsolete French épie (“spy”), Spanish espía (“spy”), English spy and German spähen (“to peek, to spy”).


thrilling

Unadapted borrowing from English thrilling. As a noun meaning "thriller", a pseudo-anglicism.


egeo

it-adj

egeo (feminine egea, masculine plural egei, feminine plural egee)

egea (feminine)
egei (masculine plural)
egee (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin aegaeus, from Ancient Greek Αἰγαῖος (Aigaîos).


scissile

Borrowed from Latin scissile(m), accusative form of scissilis.

scissile (easily split) (chiefly of minerals)


terreo

terreo (feminine terrea, masculine plural terrei, feminine plural terree)

terrea (feminine)
terrei (masculine plural)
terree (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin terreus (“earthy”). By surface analysis, terr(a) (“ground, earth”) + -eo (“-ous”, derivational suffix).

surf

(rare) earthy; resembling ground or soil

(by extension, usually referred to the face) pale, ashen


operativo

it-adj

operativo (feminine operativa, masculine plural operativi, feminine plural operative)

operativa (feminine)
operativi (masculine plural)
operative (feminine plural)


anglicano

anglicano (feminine anglicana, masculine plural anglicani, feminine plural anglicane)

anglicana (feminine)
anglicani (masculine plural)
anglicane (feminine plural)


nescio

nescio (feminine nescia, masculine plural nesci, feminine plural nescie or nesce)

nescia (feminine)
nesci (masculine plural)
nescie (feminine plural)
nesce (feminine plural)


disparo

disparo (feminine dispara, masculine plural dispari, feminine plural dispare)

dispara (feminine)
dispari (masculine plural)
dispare (feminine plural)


saldo

saldo (feminine salda, masculine plural saldi, feminine plural salde, superlative saldissimo)

salda (feminine)
saldi (masculine plural)
salde (feminine plural)
saldissimo (superlative)

Probably from a Vulgar Latin derivative of a crossing of Latin solidus with validus.


probo

probo (feminine proba, masculine plural probi, feminine plural probe)

proba (feminine)
probi (masculine plural)
probe (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin probus, from Proto-Indo-European *pro-bʰuH-s (“being in front”), from *pro- (“being in front”), extended form of the root *per (“through, forward”) + *bʰuH- (“to be”).

der

having strong moral principles; honest, decent, virtuous


sorpresa

From sorprendere, or borrowed from Old French sorprise.


integrante

parte integrante


terreno

it-adj

terreno (feminine terrena, masculine plural terreni, feminine plural terrene)

terrena (feminine)
terreni (masculine plural)
terrene (feminine plural)

piano terreno


lino

lino (feminine lina, masculine plural lini, feminine plural line)

lina (feminine)
lini (masculine plural)
line (feminine plural)


antecedente

From Latin antecēdentem. By surface analysis, ante- + cedente.


voto

voto (feminine vota, masculine plural voti, feminine plural vote)

vota (feminine)
voti (masculine plural)
vote (feminine plural)

(literary or colloquial Tuscan) Alternative form of vuoto


intestino

intestino (feminine intestina, masculine plural intestini, feminine plural intestine)

intestina (feminine)
intestini (masculine plural)
intestine (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin intestīnus (“internal”).


socialista

it-adj

socialista (masculine plural socialisti, feminine plural socialiste)

socialisti (masculine plural)
socialiste (feminine plural)


intento

intento (feminine intenta, masculine plural intenti, feminine plural intente)

intenta (feminine)
intenti (masculine plural)
intente (feminine plural)

intent on, concentrating on, busy at(or with)


noce

Inherited from Latin nucem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *knew-.

walnut (having a dark brown colour/color)


inodoro

inodoro (feminine inodora, masculine plural inodori, feminine plural inodore)

inodora (feminine)
inodori (masculine plural)
inodore (feminine plural)


acceso

acceso (feminine accesa, masculine plural accesi, feminine plural accese, superlative accesissimo)

accesa (feminine)
accesi (masculine plural)
accese (feminine plural)
accesissimo (superlative)

From Latin accēnsus. Compare Portuguese aceso. Doublet of accenso.

Lei ballerà tra le stelle accese / E scoprirà, scoprirà l'amore / L'amore disperato

1983, “L'amore disperato”, in Gerry Manzol, Varo Venturi (music), Smalto, performed by Nada:

She will dance between the bright stars / And she will discover, discover love / Desperate love


bono

bono (feminine bona, masculine plural boni, feminine plural bone)

bona (feminine)
boni (masculine plural)
bone (feminine plural)

(regional or archaic) Alternative form of buono


chiaro

chiaro (feminine chiara, masculine plural chiari, feminine plural chiare, superlative chiarissimo, diminutive chiarétto)

chiara (feminine)
chiari (masculine plural)
chiare (feminine plural)
chiarissimo (superlative)
chiarétto (diminutive)

From Latin clārus. Compare Albanian qartë.


inferno

inferno (feminine inferna, masculine plural inferni, feminine plural inferne)

inferna (feminine)
inferni (masculine plural)
inferne (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin īnfernus (“of the lower regions”), derived from īnferus (“low”).


fritto

it-adj

fritto (feminine fritta, masculine plural fritti, feminine plural fritte)

fritta (feminine)
fritti (masculine plural)
fritte (feminine plural)


disperato

disperato (feminine disperata, masculine plural disperati, feminine plural disperate, superlative disperatissimo)

disperata (feminine)
disperati (masculine plural)
disperate (feminine plural)
disperatissimo (superlative)

Lei ballera' tra le stelle accese / E scoprira', scoprira' l'amore / L'amore disperato


gota

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


difficile

it-adj

difficile (plural difficili, superlative difficilissimo)

difficili (plural)
difficilissimo (superlative)


vecchio

vecchìno<q:meaning “beginning to get old” referring to people; derogatory when referring to things>,vecchiétto,vecchiettìno

vecchio (feminine vecchia, masculine plural vecchi, feminine plural vecchie, superlative vecchissimo, diminutive vecchìno or vecchiétto or vecchiettìno, augmentative vecchiòtto, pejorative vecchiàccio, diminutive-derogatory vecchiùccio)

vecchia (feminine)
vecchi (masculine plural)
vecchie (feminine plural)
vecchissimo (superlative)
vecchìno (diminutive)
vecchiétto (diminutive)
vecchiettìno (diminutive)
vecchiòtto (augmentative)
vecchiàccio (pejorative)

Inherited from Late Latin veclus, from Latin vetulus.

vino vecchio


bipartisan

Unadapted borrowing from English bipartisan.


mago

it-adj

mago (feminine maga, masculine plural maghi, feminine plural maghe)

maga (feminine)
maghi (masculine plural)
maghe (feminine plural)

From Latin magus, from Ancient Greek μάγος (mágos).


elegante

elegante (plural eleganti, superlative elegantissimo)

eleganti (plural)
elegantissimo (superlative)


morale

From Latin mōrālis, derived from mōs (“custom, way; law”).


macadamia

(relational) Only used in noce macadamia


maggiore

maggiori (plural)
of grande (comparative)

From Latin maiōrem /majjoːrɛ̃/, accusative case of maior, from Proto-Italic *magjōs, from Proto-Indo-European *m̥ǵh₂yós, from *méǵh₂s (“big”, “great”).


conduttore

conduttore (feminine conduttrice, masculine plural conduttori, feminine plural conduttrici)

conduttrice (feminine)
conduttori (masculine plural)
conduttrici (feminine plural)

that can conduct electricity, heat, light or sound


delicato

delicato (feminine delicata, masculine plural delicati, feminine plural delicate, superlative delicatissimo)

delicata (feminine)
delicati (masculine plural)
delicate (feminine plural)
delicatissimo (superlative)


calvo

calvo (feminine calva, masculine plural calvi, feminine plural calve)

calva (feminine)
calvi (masculine plural)
calve (feminine plural)

From Latin calvus, from Proto-Indo-European *klh₂wós, *kl̥H- (“naked, bald”).


giocoso

giocoso (feminine giocosa, masculine plural giocosi, feminine plural giocose)

giocosa (feminine)
giocosi (masculine plural)
giocose (feminine plural)

From Latin iocōsus (“jocose, humorous”).


ritenuto

ritenuto (feminine ritenuta, masculine plural ritenuti, feminine plural ritenute)

ritenuta (feminine)
ritenuti (masculine plural)
ritenute (feminine plural)


addolorato

addolorato (feminine addolorata, masculine plural addolorati, feminine plural addolorate)

addolorata (feminine)
addolorati (masculine plural)
addolorate (feminine plural)


grazioso

grazioso (feminine graziosa, masculine plural graziosi, feminine plural graziose, superlative graziosissimo)

graziosa (feminine)
graziosi (masculine plural)
graziose (feminine plural)
graziosissimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Latin grātiōsus (“agreeable, popular”), from grātia (“grace”) + -ōsus (“-y, -ous”). By surface analysis, grazia + -oso. Cognate to English gracious, French gracieux, Norman grâcieux, Romanian grațios, Spanish and Portuguese gracioso, Catalan graciós.

bor+

(literary, poetic) gracious, merciful, compassionate


infantile

infantile (relating to children or babies)


nimio

it-adj

nimio (feminine nimia, masculine plural nimi, feminine plural nimie)

nimia (feminine)
nimi (masculine plural)
nimie (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Latin nimius (“excessive”), derived from nimis (“too much, excessively”).


comune

it-adj

comune (plural comuni, superlative comunissimo)

comuni (plural)
comunissimo (superlative)

From Latin commūnem, case form of commūnis (“common, ordinary”), from Old Latin com(m)oinis, from Proto-Italic *kommoinis, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱom-moy-ni-, derived from *ḱóm (“near, with”) and the root *mey- (“to exchange”).


devoto

devoto (feminine devota, masculine plural devoti, feminine plural devote, superlative devotissimo)

devota (feminine)
devoti (masculine plural)
devote (feminine plural)
devotissimo (superlative)

From Latin dēvōtus (“vowed, promised, dedicated”), from dēvoveō (“to vow, offer”).


decima

Borrowed from Latin decima, feminine of decimus.


settico

it-adj

settico (feminine settica, masculine plural settici, feminine plural settiche)

settica (feminine)
settici (masculine plural)
settiche (feminine plural)


sordo

sordo (feminine sorda, masculine plural sordi, feminine plural sorde)

sorda (feminine)
sordi (masculine plural)
sorde (feminine plural)

From Latin surdus (“silent”), from Proto-Indo-European *swer- (“ringing, whistling”).


naïf

Unadapted borrowing from French naïf. Doublet of nativo.


varicoso

it-adj

varicoso (feminine varicosa, masculine plural varicosi, feminine plural varicose)

varicosa (feminine)
varicosi (masculine plural)
varicose (feminine plural)


vaporoso

vaporoso (feminine vaporosa, masculine plural vaporosi, feminine plural vaporose)

vaporosa (feminine)
vaporosi (masculine plural)
vaporose (feminine plural)

From Late Latin vapōrōsus (“full of steam”).


osa

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


vano

it-adj

vano (feminine vana, masculine plural vani, feminine plural vane, superlative vanissimo)

vana (feminine)
vani (masculine plural)
vane (feminine plural)
vanissimo (superlative)


velloso

velloso (feminine vellosa, masculine plural vellosi, feminine plural vellose)

vellosa (feminine)
vellosi (masculine plural)
vellose (feminine plural)


favorito

favorito (feminine favorita, masculine plural favoriti, feminine plural favorite, superlative favoritissimo)

favorita (feminine)
favoriti (masculine plural)
favorite (feminine plural)
favoritissimo (superlative)


nocivo

nocivo (feminine nociva, masculine plural nocivi, feminine plural nocive)

nociva (feminine)
nocivi (masculine plural)
nocive (feminine plural)


asiatico

asiatico (feminine asiatica, masculine plural asiatici, feminine plural asiatiche)

asiatica (feminine)
asiatici (masculine plural)
asiatiche (feminine plural)

From Latin āsiāticus, from Ancient Greek Ἀσιατικός (Asiatikós).


comparativo

comparativo (feminine comparativa, masculine plural comparativi, feminine plural comparative)

comparativa (feminine)
comparativi (masculine plural)
comparative (feminine plural)


albicocca

From Arabic اَلْبَرْقُوق (al-barqūq, “plums”). Doublet of precoce.

uder

اَلْبَرْقُوق


tipo

Borrowed from Latin typus (“symbol”), from Ancient Greek τύπος (túpos, “mark”, “figure”), derived from τύπτω (túptō, “I beat, strike”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *(s)tewp-.


assassino

it-adj

assassino (feminine assassina, masculine plural assassini, feminine plural assassine)

assassina (feminine)
assassini (masculine plural)
assassine (feminine plural)

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish users”) or أَسَاسِيُّون (ʔasāsiyyūn). Compare Piedmontese assassin, sassin.

der

(by extension) demanding yet scarcely profitable (of a task)


marino

it-adj

marino (feminine marina, masculine plural marini, feminine plural marine)

marina (feminine)
marini (masculine plural)
marine (feminine plural)


completo

completo (feminine completa, masculine plural completi, feminine plural complete)

completa (feminine)
completi (masculine plural)
complete (feminine plural)


disposto

disposto (feminine disposta, masculine plural disposti, feminine plural disposte, superlative dispostissimo)

disposta (feminine)
disposti (masculine plural)
disposte (feminine plural)
dispostissimo (superlative)

From disporre. Cognate with Piedmontese dispòst.

Sono disposto ad aiutarti.

ready, prepared, willing, inclined, disposed, open


preventivo

preventivo (feminine preventiva, masculine plural preventivi, feminine plural preventive)

preventiva (feminine)
preventivi (masculine plural)
preventive (feminine plural)


peregrino

peregrino (feminine peregrina, masculine plural peregrini, feminine plural peregrine)

peregrina (feminine)
peregrini (masculine plural)
peregrine (feminine plural)

Variant of pellegrino, from Latin peregrīnus.


mutta

feminine singular of mutto, alternative form of muto (“mute”)


importante

importante (plural importanti, superlative importantissimo)

importanti (plural)
importantissimo (superlative)


incluso

incluso (feminine inclusa, masculine plural inclusi, feminine plural incluse)

inclusa (feminine)
inclusi (masculine plural)
incluse (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin inclūsus. Cf. chiuso.


figo

figo (feminine figa, masculine plural fighi, feminine plural fighe, superlative fighissimo)

figa (feminine)
fighi (masculine plural)
fighe (feminine plural)
fighissimo (superlative)

(slang, northern Italy) Alternative form of fico; great, cool, bit of alright


muta

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


automotive

automotive (pertaining to motor vehicles)


somalo

it-adj

somalo (feminine somala, masculine plural somali, feminine plural somale)

somala (feminine)
somali (masculine plural)
somale (feminine plural)


paulista

paulista (masculine plural paulisti, feminine plural pauliste)

paulisti (masculine plural)
pauliste (feminine plural)


rasta

rasta (masculine plural rasti, feminine plural raste)

rasti (masculine plural)
raste (feminine plural)

From rastafariano. First attested in 1951.


amaro

amaro (feminine amara, masculine plural amari, feminine plural amare, superlative amarissimo)

amara (feminine)
amari (masculine plural)
amare (feminine plural)
amarissimo (superlative)

From Latin amārus, from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eh₃mós (“bitter, raw”).


fluminense

Borrowed from Portuguese fluminense, derived from Classical Latin flūmen (“river”).


fesse

feminine plural of fesso (“ruptured, cracked; wounded”)


fesse

feminine plural of fesso (“silly, idiotic”)


semita

it-adj

semita (masculine plural semiti, feminine plural semite)

semiti (masculine plural)
semite (feminine plural)


alano

alano (feminine alana, masculine plural alani, feminine plural alane)

alana (feminine)
alani (masculine plural)
alane (feminine plural)


gemello

gemello (feminine gemella, masculine plural gemelli, feminine plural gemelle)

gemella (feminine)
gemelli (masculine plural)
gemelle (feminine plural)

From Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus, from Proto-Italic *jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European *yemH-. Compare French jumeau, Portuguese gêmeo, Romanian geamăn, Spanish gemelo.


cotto

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

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


cubo

cubo (feminine cuba, masculine plural cubi, feminine plural cube)

cuba (feminine)
cubi (masculine plural)
cube (feminine plural)


furibondo

furibondo (feminine furibonda, masculine plural furibondi, feminine plural furibonde)

furibonda (feminine)
furibondi (masculine plural)
furibonde (feminine plural)

Rodomonte non già men di Nembrotte,
Indomito, superbo, e furibondo

1516, Ludovico Ariosto, Orlando Furioso, Canto XIV, 19:

Rodomonte not less than Nimrod,
indomitable, proud, and wrathful

Di Marte io canto furibondo e fiero

1638, Claudio Monteverdi, "Altri canti d'Amor", Madrigali guerrieri, et amoroso (text from an anonymous sonnet)

Of Mars I sing furious and fierce, hard matches and battles bold.

furious, enraged, irate, seething, wrathful


pravo

pravo (feminine prava, masculine plural pravi, feminine plural prave)

prava (feminine)
pravi (masculine plural)
prave (feminine plural)

From Latin prāvus (“depraved” ← “deformed”).

Ed ecco verso noi venir per nave
un vecchio, bianco per antico pelo,
gridando: «Guai a voi, anime prave!

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto III”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 82–84; 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:

And there was coming towards us in a boat, an old man, white with aged hair, yelling: "Woe unto you, o depraved souls!"

Non ti fu grave tanto faticarti,
Che del bel cielo in questa vita prava
Non discendessi […]

c. 1340, Giovanni Boccaccio, Teseida, page 194:

Enduring hardship was not so heavy to you to stop you from descending from the beautiful heaven to this wicked life

Queste leggi furono pensatamente fatte e ordinate per lo detto Bavero […] a fine che sotto queste volle partorire lo suo iniquo e pravo intendimento contra papa Giovanni

1348, Giovanni Villani, “Libro undecimo [Eleventh Book]”, in Nuova Cronica [New Chronicle], published 1991, ⅬⅩⅨ Di certe leggi che fece in Roma Lodovico di Baviera sì come imperadore.:

These laws where thoughtfully created and ordered by the aforementioned Bavarian because, under them, he hatched his unjust and wicked scheme against Pope John

Con amorosa voce e con soave
ti chiamo, per mutar tue voglie prave.

c. 1477, Lorenzo de' Medici, “IX. O peccator, io sono Iddio eterno [9. O sinner, I am God eternal]”, in Rime, collected in Opere, published 1913, page 147:

With loving and gentle voice I call you, to change your wicked desires.

Molte genti provàr dure vicende,
e prave diventàr per lungo affanno;

1831, Giacomo Leopardi, “Canto Ⅰ”, in Paralipomeni della Batracomiomachia [Paralipomena of the Batrachomyomachia], Paris, published 1842, page 13:

Many people went through hard tribulations and became wicked because of the long affliction

Poi vedi come Amor crudele e pravo ¶ vince Davit e sforzalo a far l’opra ¶ onde poi pianga in loco oscuro e cavo.

1374, Francesco Petrarca, “Trionfo d'Amore [Triumph of Love]”, in I trionfi [The Triumphs], Milan: Biblioteca Universale Rizzoli, published 1997, lines 40–42:

See then how love, vicious and cruel overcame David, leading him to a sin he was to weep for in a dark retreat.

(by extension) cruel, merciless, ruthless


morto

morto (feminine morta, masculine plural morti, feminine plural morte)

morta (feminine)
morti (masculine plural)
morte (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *mortus, from Classical Latin mortuus, from Proto-Italic *mortwos, from Proto-Indo-European *mr̥twós, derived from the root *mer- (“to die; to disappear”).

Mentre che l’uno spirto questo disse, / l’altro piangëa; sì che di pietade / io venni men così com’ io morisse. / E caddi come corpo morto cade.

1300s–1310s, Dante Alighieri, “Canto V”, in Inferno [Hell], lines 139–142; 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:

And all the while one spirit uttered this, the other one did weep so, that, for pity, I swooned away as if I had been dying, and fell, even as a dead body falls.

[…] le madri / Balzan ne’ sonni esterrefatte, e tendono / Nude le braccia su l’amato capo / Del caro lor lattante onde nol desti, / Il gemer lungo di persona morta

1807, Ugo Foscolo, Dei Sepolcri, Molini, Landi e comp., published 1809, page 12:

Mothers are shaken in their sleeps, shocked, and stretch their bare arms on their cherished baby’s beloved head, so that he's not awoken by the long wailing of a dead person

(by extension, colloquial) dead (experiencing pins and needles) (of a body part)

[…] e mi sovvien l’eterno, / e le morte stagioni, e la presente / e viva, e il suon di lei.

1835, Giacomo Leopardi with Alessandro Donati, “XII. L'infinito [The Infinite]”, in Canti^(https://it.wikisource.org/wiki/Indice:Canti_(Leopardi_-_Donati).djvu), Bari: Einaudi, published 1917, page 49, lines 4–8:

and I remember the eternal and the dead seasons, and the living present, and its sound


nudo

nudo (feminine nuda, masculine plural nudi, feminine plural nude)

nuda (feminine)
nudi (masculine plural)
nude (feminine plural)


sicuro

sicuro (feminine sicura, masculine plural sicuri, feminine plural sicure, superlative sicurissimo)

sicura (feminine)
sicuri (masculine plural)
sicure (feminine plural)
sicurissimo (superlative)

From Latin sēcūrus.
Compare Spanish seguro.

Non ne sono sicuro.


formico

formico (feminine formica, masculine plural formici, feminine plural formiche)

formica (feminine)
formici (masculine plural)
formiche (feminine plural)


sito

sito (feminine sita, masculine plural siti, feminine plural site)

sita (feminine)
siti (masculine plural)
site (feminine plural)

From Latin situs (“laid, placed”), perfect passive participle of sinō (“to put, lay”), from Proto-Indo-European *si-n-H-, n-infix of the root *sey(H)- (“to put”).


perenne

perennial, eternal, perpetual, never-ending, undying


oncogene

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


abbandonato

it-adj

abbandonato (feminine abbandonata, masculine plural abbandonati, feminine plural abbandonate)

abbandonata (feminine)
abbandonati (masculine plural)
abbandonate (feminine plural)


acrobatico

acrobatico (feminine acrobatica, masculine plural acrobatici, feminine plural acrobatiche)

acrobatica (feminine)
acrobatici (masculine plural)
acrobatiche (feminine plural)


alfabetico

alfabetico (feminine alfabetica, masculine plural alfabetici, feminine plural alfabetiche)

alfabetica (feminine)
alfabetici (masculine plural)
alfabetiche (feminine plural)


acustico

acustico (feminine acustica, masculine plural acustici, feminine plural acustiche)

acustica (feminine)
acustici (masculine plural)
acustiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ἀκουστικός (akoustikós).

bor+

(relational) sound; auditory, sonic, aural


addetto

it-adj

addetto (feminine addetta, masculine plural addetti, feminine plural addette)

addetta (feminine)
addetti (masculine plural)
addette (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin addictus and adapted to native detto.

operario addetto alla caldaia

(with a) (of a person) assigned (to) or in charge (of) (a task, office, etc.)

vagone addetto al trasporto delle merci

wagon intended for the transport of goods


aborigeno

aborigeno (feminine aborigena, masculine plural aborigeni, feminine plural aborigene)

aborigena (feminine)
aborigeni (masculine plural)
aborigene (feminine plural)


additivo

additivo (feminine additiva, masculine plural additivi, feminine plural additive)

additiva (feminine)
additivi (masculine plural)
additive (feminine plural)


albanese

From Albania + -ese. Cognate with Sicilian arbanisi.

Albanian (of, from or relating to Albania)


accrescitivo

accrescitivo (feminine accrescitiva, masculine plural accrescitivi, feminine plural accrescitive)

accrescitiva (feminine)
accrescitivi (masculine plural)
accrescitive (feminine plural)


nitroso

nitroso (feminine nitrosa, masculine plural nitrosi, feminine plural nitrose)

nitrosa (feminine)
nitrosi (masculine plural)
nitrose (feminine plural)


abruzzese

of, from or relating to Abruzzo or the Abruzzi


adunco

adunco (feminine adunca, masculine plural adunchi, feminine plural adunche)

adunca (feminine)
adunchi (masculine plural)
adunche (feminine plural)


ambulante

From Latin ambulante, ambulantem, singular of ambulans (“traveling”).


serbo

serbo (feminine serba, masculine plural serbi, feminine plural serbe)

serba (feminine)
serbi (masculine plural)
serbe (feminine plural)

Borrowed from archaic Serbo-Croatian Ср̏б (modern Ср̏бин).

Serbian, Serb (of, from or relating to Serbia)


amoroso

amoroso (feminine amorosa, masculine plural amorosi, feminine plural amorose)

amorosa (feminine)
amorosi (masculine plural)
amorose (feminine plural)

From Vulgar Latin *amōrōsus, derived from Latin amōrem (“love”). By surface analysis, amore + -oso.


alluminico

alluminico (feminine alluminica, masculine plural alluminici, feminine plural alluminiche)

alluminica (feminine)
alluminici (masculine plural)
alluminiche (feminine plural)


alluminifero

alluminifero (feminine alluminifera, masculine plural alluminiferi, feminine plural alluminifere)

alluminifera (feminine)
alluminiferi (masculine plural)
alluminifere (feminine plural)


litioso

litioso (feminine litiosa, masculine plural litiosi, feminine plural litiose)

litiosa (feminine)
litiosi (masculine plural)
litiose (feminine plural)

of, relating to, or containing lithium; lithic


borico

borico (feminine borica, masculine plural borici, feminine plural boriche)

borica (feminine)
borici (masculine plural)
boriche (feminine plural)


carbonico

carbonico (feminine carbonica, masculine plural carbonici, feminine plural carboniche)

carbonica (feminine)
carbonici (masculine plural)
carboniche (feminine plural)


carbonifero

carbonifero (feminine carbonifera, masculine plural carboniferi, feminine plural carbonifere)

carbonifera (feminine)
carboniferi (masculine plural)
carbonifere (feminine plural)


carbossilico

carbossilico (feminine carbossilica, masculine plural carbossilici, feminine plural carbossiliche)

carbossilica (feminine)
carbossilici (masculine plural)
carbossiliche (feminine plural)


idrocarburico

idrocarburico (feminine idrocarburica, masculine plural idrocarburici, feminine plural idrocarburiche)

idrocarburica (feminine)
idrocarburici (masculine plural)
idrocarburiche (feminine plural)


calcolatore

calcolatore (feminine calcolatrice, masculine plural calcolatori, feminine plural calcolatrici)

calcolatrice (feminine)
calcolatori (masculine plural)
calcolatrici (feminine plural)

From calcolare + -tore; cf. also Latin calculator.


marcia

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


arcobaleno

From arco (“arch”, “bow”) + baleno (“flash”, “light”).

compound

(relational) rainbow; specifically:
multicolored

made up of several cultural or ideological factions

(relational) rainbow; specifically:
LGBT


nitrico

it-adj

nitrico (feminine nitrica, masculine plural nitrici, feminine plural nitriche)

nitrica (feminine)
nitrici (masculine plural)
nitriche (feminine plural)


ossiacetilenico

ossiacetilenico (feminine ossiacetilenica, masculine plural ossiacetilenici, feminine plural ossiacetileniche)

ossiacetilenica (feminine)
ossiacetilenici (masculine plural)
ossiacetileniche (feminine plural)


ossigenato

ossigenato (feminine ossigenata, masculine plural ossigenati, feminine plural ossigenate)

ossigenata (feminine)
ossigenati (masculine plural)
ossigenate (feminine plural)


ossidrico

ossidrico (feminine ossidrica, masculine plural ossidrici, feminine plural ossidriche)

ossidrica (feminine)
ossidrici (masculine plural)
ossidriche (feminine plural)

From ossi- (“oxy-”) + idr[ogeno] (“hydrogen”) + -ico (“-ic”).


azoico

it-adj

azoico (feminine azoica, masculine plural azoici, feminine plural azoiche)

azoica (feminine)
azoici (masculine plural)
azoiche (feminine plural)


adipico

adipico (feminine adipica, masculine plural adipici, feminine plural adipiche)

adipica (feminine)
adipici (masculine plural)
adipiche (feminine plural)


azotato

azotato (feminine azotata, masculine plural azotati, feminine plural azotate)

azotata (feminine)
azotati (masculine plural)
azotate (feminine plural)


sfumato

sfumato (feminine sfumata, masculine plural sfumati, feminine plural sfumate)

sfumata (feminine)
sfumati (masculine plural)
sfumate (feminine plural)


acrilico

acrilico (feminine acrilica, masculine plural acrilici, feminine plural acriliche)

acrilica (feminine)
acrilici (masculine plural)
acriliche (feminine plural)


peste

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


fluoridrico

fluoridrico (feminine fluoridrica, masculine plural fluoridrici, feminine plural fluoridriche)

fluoridrica (feminine)
fluoridrici (masculine plural)
fluoridriche (feminine plural)


nitrato

nitrato (feminine nitrata, masculine plural nitrati, feminine plural nitrate)

nitrata (feminine)
nitrati (masculine plural)
nitrate (feminine plural)


rio

rio (feminine ria, masculine plural rii, feminine plural rie)

ria (feminine)
rii (masculine plural)
rie (feminine plural)

From Latin reus. Compare Romanian rău (“bad”), Dalmatian ri (“bad”). Doublet of the borrowed Italian reo.

1724, George Frideric Handel, Giulio Cesare (librettist: Nicola Francesco Haym)

I shall lament my fate, so cruel and so wicked.

Piangerò la sorte mia, sì crudele e tanto ria.

1839, Gaetano Donizetti, Roberto Devereux (librettist: Salvadore Cammarano)

A crime so wicked, it does not merit clemency.


matto

matto (feminine matta, masculine plural matti, feminine plural matte)

matta (feminine)
matti (masculine plural)
matte (feminine plural)

From Late Latin mattus (“drunk, intoxicated”), itself either from a contraction of a form *madĭtus (as a past participle of Latin madeō), or madidus (“drunk, tipsy”). Cognate to French mat (“matte, pale”).

inh

Se il mondo è matto / Che cosa c'è di strano? / Ma tutto è matto / Almeno noi ci amiamo

1981, “Sarà perché ti amo”, in …E penso a te, performed by Ricchi e Poveri:


oscuro

it-adj

oscuro (feminine oscura, masculine plural oscuri, feminine plural oscure, diminutive oscurétto)

oscura (feminine)
oscuri (masculine plural)
oscure (feminine plural)
oscurétto (diminutive)

Nel mezzo del cammin di nostra vita
mi ritrovai per una selva oscura,
ché la diritta via era smarrita

1472, Dante Alighieri, Comedìa (Divine Comedy), Inferno, Canto I, 1-3:

Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the straightforward pathway had been lost (Translation: Longfellow (1867))


sodico

sodico (feminine sodica, masculine plural sodici, feminine plural sodiche)

sodica (feminine)
sodici (masculine plural)
sodiche (feminine plural)


sciolto

sciolto (feminine sciolta, masculine plural sciolti, feminine plural sciolte)

sciolta (feminine)
sciolti (masculine plural)
sciolte (feminine plural)

From sciogliere, or Vulgar Latin *exsoltus, from exsolūtus.

(figurative) agile, nimble (of a person)


sodo

sodo (feminine soda, masculine plural sodi, feminine plural sode)

soda (feminine)
sodi (masculine plural)
sode (feminine plural)

Inherited with velar l-vocalization from Latin soldus, syncope of solidus (“solid”), from *solh₂- (“whole”). Doublet of solido and soldo.

uovo sodo

chiappe sode


mafioso

mafioso (feminine mafiosa, masculine plural mafiosi, feminine plural mafiose)

mafiosa (feminine)
mafiosi (masculine plural)
mafiose (feminine plural)


metilato

metilato (feminine metilata, masculine plural metilati, feminine plural metilate)

metilata (feminine)
metilati (masculine plural)
metilate (feminine plural)


marcato

marcato (feminine marcata, masculine plural marcati, feminine plural marcate, superlative marcatissimo)

marcata (feminine)
marcati (masculine plural)
marcate (feminine plural)
marcatissimo (superlative)


tarchiato

tarchiato (feminine tarchiata, masculine plural tarchiati, feminine plural tarchiate)

tarchiata (feminine)
tarchiati (masculine plural)
tarchiate (feminine plural)


magnesiaco

magnesiaco (feminine magnesiaca, masculine plural magnesiaci, feminine plural magnesiache)

magnesiaca (feminine)
magnesiaci (masculine plural)
magnesiache (feminine plural)

containing magnesium or magnesia; magnesian


pneumatico

pneumatico (feminine pneumatica, masculine plural pneumatici, feminine plural pneumatiche)

pneumatica (feminine)
pneumatici (masculine plural)
pneumatiche (feminine plural)

From Latin pneumaticus, from Ancient Greek πνευματικός (pneumatikós, “relating to wind or air”), from πνεῦμα (pneûma, “wind, air, breath, spirit”), from πνέω (pnéō, “I blow, breathe”).


anodizzato

it-adj

anodizzato (feminine anodizzata, masculine plural anodizzati, feminine plural anodizzate)

anodizzata (feminine)
anodizzati (masculine plural)
anodizzate (feminine plural)


mondiale

Campionato mondiale di calcio


politico

politico (feminine politica, masculine plural politici, feminine plural politiche)

politica (feminine)
politici (masculine plural)
politiche (feminine plural)

From Latin polīticus, from Ancient Greek πολιτικός (politikós).


doppio

doppio (feminine doppia, masculine plural doppi, feminine plural doppie)

doppia (feminine)
doppi (masculine plural)
doppie (feminine plural)

→ English: doppio

From Latin duplus, whence also duplo (a borrowed doublet).


raccolto

raccolto (feminine raccolta, masculine plural raccolti, feminine plural raccolte)

raccolta (feminine)
raccolti (masculine plural)
raccolte (feminine plural)


ferraio

ferraio (feminine ferraia, masculine plural ferrai, feminine plural ferraie)

ferraia (feminine)
ferrai (masculine plural)
ferraie (feminine plural)

From ferro + -aio, or from Latin ferrārius.


silicico

silicico (feminine silicica, masculine plural silicici, feminine plural siliciche)

silicica (feminine)
silicici (masculine plural)
siliciche (feminine plural)


siliceo

siliceo (feminine silicea, masculine plural silicei, feminine plural silicee)

silicea (feminine)
silicei (masculine plural)
silicee (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin siliceus. Doublet of the inherited serizzo.


siliconico

siliconico (feminine siliconica, masculine plural siliconici, feminine plural siliconiche)

siliconica (feminine)
siliconici (masculine plural)
siliconiche (feminine plural)


magnetico

magnetico (feminine magnetica, masculine plural magnetici, feminine plural magnetiche)

magnetica (feminine)
magnetici (masculine plural)
magnetiche (feminine plural)

From Latin magnēticus, from Ancient Greek Μαγνητικός (Magnētikós), from Μάγνης (Mágnēs).

magnetic (in both the scientific and figurative senses)


silicizzato

silicizzato (feminine silicizzata, masculine plural silicizzati, feminine plural silicizzate)

silicizzata (feminine)
silicizzati (masculine plural)
silicizzate (feminine plural)


fosforico

fosforico (feminine fosforica, masculine plural fosforici, feminine plural fosforiche)

fosforica (feminine)
fosforici (masculine plural)
fosforiche (feminine plural)


fosfatico

fosfatico (feminine fosfatica, masculine plural fosfatici, feminine plural fosfatiche)

fosfatica (feminine)
fosfatici (masculine plural)
fosfatiche (feminine plural)


corsivo

corsivo (feminine corsiva, masculine plural corsivi, feminine plural corsive)

corsiva (feminine)
corsivi (masculine plural)
corsive (feminine plural)

From Medieval Latin cursīvus (probably a semi-learned borrowing), from Latin cursus.

Germinābunt inter herbās: sicut salicēs iū̆xtā praeter fluentēs aquās

mid 14ᵗʰ century [578–595 CE], Zanobi da Strada, transl., Morali del pontefice S. Gregorio Magno sopra il Libro di Giobbe [Morals of pontiff St. Gregory the Great on the Book of Job] (Biblical commentary), translation of Mōrālia in Iōb by Gregorius Anicius (in Late Latin); republished as “Libro XXXIII [Book 33]” (chapter 7), in I morali del pontefice S. Gregorio Magno sopra il Libro di Giobbe volgarizzati da Zanobi da Strata, volume 4, Rome: Rocco Bernabò, 1730, section 6, page 476:

They will bloom—that is, they will bear fruits amongst the grass, like the willows near flowing waters

Fiumi corsivi a piè di ciascun monte

mid 14ᵗʰ century–1400, Franco Sacchetti, [untitled letter]; republished as “Franco Sacchetti a Michele Guinigi”, Lettere, in I sermoni evangelici, le lettere ed altri scritti inediti o rari di Franco Sacchetti (Opere di Franco Sacchetti; 1), Florence: Felice Le Monnier, 1857, page 203:

Flowing rivers at the foot of each mountain

[…] ſe uuoi dire in rima,
Conuienti eſſer più graſſo d’agghiettiui;
Di nomi, e uerbi; e con uerſi corſiui
Salir bello, e ſoaue, e uago in cima

early 15ᵗʰ century–1449, Burchiello, [untitled sonnet]; republished as “Al medesimo”, in I sonetti del Burchiello e di messer Antonio Alamanni, alla burchiellesca, Florence, 1552, page 65:

If you wish to speak in rhymes, you should be using more of adjectives, of nouns, and verbs, and ascend to the top, with flowing verses, beautiful, smooth, and eager

(obsolete):
(also figurative) running; flowing

pagai di contanti soldi trentacinque di moneta corsiva nostra

1563 June 28, Benvenuto Cellini, [untitled document]; republished as “A dì 28 Giugno 1563”, Ricordi e documenti, in Ricordi, prose e poesie di Benvenuto Cellini, volume 3, Florence: Guglielmo Piatti, 1829, page 123:

I paid thirty-five soldi of our valid currency in cash

(very rare) current, valid (of currency)

Nota, che al ſcriuere Corſiuo non ſi vſa altra ſorte di s

1560, Giovan Francesco Cresci, Essemplare di più sorti lettere [Example of different letters], Rome: Antonio Blado, page 17:

Note that, in cursive writing, no other type of s is used

Resta quindi assodato che in origine le lettere corsive erano semplici e poco dissimili dalle minuscole

1893, Eliodoro Andreoli, “Minuscolo e corsivo [Lowercase and cursive]”, in La scrittura: sua storia dai Geroglifici ai giorni nostri [Writing: its history from the hieroglyphs to nowadays], new, revised, and expanded edition, Milan: Tipografia Galli e Raimondi, page 57:

Therefore, it is ascertained that cursive letters were simple, and not very dissimilar to the lowercase ones

si generalizzano scritture piccole e molto corsive con numerose legature e aspetto sinuoso e tondeggiante

1988, Orsolina Montevecchi, “Cenni sull’evoluzione [Hints on evolution]” (chapter 4), in La papirologia [Papyrology], 3ʳᵈ edition, Milan: Vita e Pensiero, →ISBN, page 53:

Small, very cursive scripts, with numerous ligatures, and a sinuous, roundish appearance, become widespread

il Nome d’un Paeſe è intagliato in lettere capitali tonde; e quelle d’un altro Paeſe, che vi è come incaﬅrato, in lettere capitali corſive

1693, Vincenzo Coronelli, “Delli caratteri, e punti [Of characters and punctuation marks]” (chapter 11), in Epitome cosmografica [Cosmographic epitome], page 369:

A country's name is etched in regular capital letters; and those of a different country, which is sort of embedded in it, in italic capital letters


sudicio

sudicio (feminine sudicia, masculine plural sudici, feminine plural sudice)

sudicia (feminine)
sudici (masculine plural)
sudice (feminine plural)

Metathesized from earlier sucido, from Latin sūcidus (“oily”, “greasy”). Doublet of sozzo.


fosforoso

fosforoso (feminine fosforosa, masculine plural fosforosi, feminine plural fosforose)

fosforosa (feminine)
fosforosi (masculine plural)
fosforose (feminine plural)


solfidrico

solfidrico (feminine solfidrica, masculine plural solfidrici, feminine plural solfidriche)

solfidrica (feminine)
solfidrici (masculine plural)
solfidriche (feminine plural)


solfifero

solfifero (feminine solfifera, masculine plural solfiferi, feminine plural solfifere)

solfifera (feminine)
solfiferi (masculine plural)
solfifere (feminine plural)


solforoso

solforoso (feminine solforosa, masculine plural solforosi, feminine plural solforose)

solforosa (feminine)
solforosi (masculine plural)
solforose (feminine plural)


solforico

solforico (feminine solforica, masculine plural solforici, feminine plural solforiche)

solforica (feminine)
solforici (masculine plural)
solforiche (feminine plural)


solforato

solforato (feminine solforata, masculine plural solforati, feminine plural solforate)

solforata (feminine)
solforati (masculine plural)
solforate (feminine plural)


duodecimo

duodecimo (feminine duodecima, masculine plural duodecimi, feminine plural duodecime)

duodecima (feminine)
duodecimi (masculine plural)
duodecime (feminine plural)


cloridrico

cloridrico (feminine cloridrica, masculine plural cloridrici, feminine plural cloridriche)

cloridrica (feminine)
cloridrici (masculine plural)
cloridriche (feminine plural)


clorico

clorico (feminine clorica, masculine plural clorici, feminine plural cloriche)

clorica (feminine)
clorici (masculine plural)
cloriche (feminine plural)


parmigiano

parmigiano (feminine parmigiana, masculine plural parmigiani, feminine plural parmigiane)

parmigiana (feminine)
parmigiani (masculine plural)
parmigiane (feminine plural)

From Parma + -igiano (“-ian”). Compare Sicilian parmisanu and parmicianu.

(now rare) of, from or relating to Parma


parmigiana

alla parmigiana


vili

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


in bianco

consegnare un compito in bianco

free from writing, printing, etc.; blank, undated

pasta in bianco

without condiments, sauces, or spices; plain (of food)

(soccer) to finish without a single goal having been scored by either side (of a game)


bianchetto

it-adj

bianchetto (feminine bianchetta, masculine plural bianchetti, feminine plural bianchette)

bianchetta (feminine)
bianchetti (masculine plural)
bianchette (feminine plural)


pellegrino

pellegrino (feminine pellegrina, masculine plural pellegrini, feminine plural pellegrine)

pellegrina (feminine)
pellegrini (masculine plural)
pellegrine (feminine plural)

Dissimilation from Latin peregrīnus. Cognate to Sicilian piḍḍigrinu, English peregrine (“wandering”) and pilgrim.


neumatico

neumatico (feminine neumatica, masculine plural neumatici, feminine plural neumatiche)

neumatica (feminine)
neumatici (masculine plural)
neumatiche (feminine plural)


arancino

arancino (feminine arancina, masculine plural arancini, feminine plural arancine)

arancina (feminine)
arancini (masculine plural)
arancine (feminine plural)

From arancio (“orange”) + -ino (adjective-forming or diminutive suffix).

affix

resembling the colour/color of oranges; orangey


grullo

it-adj

grullo (feminine grulla, masculine plural grulli, feminine plural grulle)

grulla (feminine)
grulli (masculine plural)
grulle (feminine plural)

From Lombardic *grollo (“rancor, anger”).


solitario

solitario (feminine solitaria, masculine plural solitari, feminine plural solitarie)

solitaria (feminine)
solitari (masculine plural)
solitarie (feminine plural)


orata

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


sardo

sardo (feminine sarda, masculine plural sardi, feminine plural sarde)

sarda (feminine)
sardi (masculine plural)
sarde (feminine plural)


repentino

repentino (feminine repentina, masculine plural repentini, feminine plural repentine)

repentina (feminine)
repentini (masculine plural)
repentine (feminine plural)


poderoso

poderoso (feminine poderosa, masculine plural poderosi, feminine plural poderose)

poderosa (feminine)
poderosi (masculine plural)
poderose (feminine plural)


boccale

bocca (“mouth”) + -ale (“-al”, relational adjective suffix)


in brodo

cooked and served in a light broth as a soup (of pasta or rice)


rigato

it-adj

rigato (feminine rigata, masculine plural rigati, feminine plural rigate)

rigata (feminine)
rigati (masculine plural)
rigate (feminine plural)


turco

turco (feminine turca, masculine plural turchi, feminine plural turche)

turca (feminine)
turchi (masculine plural)
turche (feminine plural)


in umido

(cooking) cooked and served in a sauce, especially one derived from the food's own juices


selvatico

selvatico (feminine selvatica, masculine plural selvatici, feminine plural selvatiche)

selvatica (feminine)
selvatici (masculine plural)
selvatiche (feminine plural)

→ Catalan: selvàtic

→ Portuguese: selvático

→ Spanish: selvático

From Latin silvāticus (with the variant form from Vulgar Latin salvāticus), from silva (“forest”). Compare French sauvage, Romanian sălbatic. Doublet of selvaggio.


brasato

brasato (feminine brasata, masculine plural brasati, feminine plural brasate)

brasata (feminine)
brasati (masculine plural)
brasate (feminine plural)


arrosto

From arrostire + -o, ultimately of Germanic origin. See there for more.


sugoso

sugoso (feminine sugosa, masculine plural sugosi, feminine plural sugose)

sugosa (feminine)
sugosi (masculine plural)
sugose (feminine plural)

From sugo + -oso, or possibly from Latin sūcōsus, from sūcus. Doublet of succoso.


in folle

(automotive) in neutral (of the engine of a car etc.)


ripieno

ripieno (feminine ripiena, masculine plural ripieni, feminine plural ripiene)

ripiena (feminine)
ripieni (masculine plural)
ripiene (feminine plural)

panino ripieno


misto

misto (feminine mista, masculine plural misti, feminine plural miste)

mista (feminine)
misti (masculine plural)
miste (feminine plural)


somaro

somaro (feminine somara, masculine plural somari, feminine plural somare)

somara (feminine)
somari (masculine plural)
somare (feminine plural)

From Late Latin sagmarius, saumarius from Latin sagma. Doublet of somiere. The obsolete English word summer (“pack-horse”) is borrowed from the same source.


mandarino

From mandarino, because its color's resemblance to the robes of mandarins.


mandarino

mandarino (feminine mandarina, masculine plural mandarini, feminine plural mandarine)

mandarina (feminine)
mandarini (masculine plural)
mandarine (feminine plural)


piccante

piccante (plural piccanti, superlative piccantissimo)

piccanti (plural)
piccantissimo (superlative)

Borrowed from Middle French, whence French piquant.


corretto

corretto (feminine corretta, masculine plural corretti, feminine plural corrette)

corretta (feminine)
corretti (masculine plural)
corrette (feminine plural)


fico

fico (feminine fica, masculine plural fichi, feminine plural fiche, superlative fichissimo)

fica (feminine)
fichi (masculine plural)
fiche (feminine plural)
fichissimo (superlative)

From Romanesco fico, desuffixation of ficaccio, popular corruption of efficace. Often connected to fica, but this has been shown to be wrong.


rustico

rustico (feminine rustica, masculine plural rustici, feminine plural rustiche)

rustica (feminine)
rustici (masculine plural)
rustiche (feminine plural)

From Latin rūsticus, Proto-Italic *rowestikos, derived from *rowos (“country, countryside”).


aperto

aperto (feminine aperta, masculine plural aperti, feminine plural aperte, superlative apertissimo)

aperta (feminine)
aperti (masculine plural)
aperte (feminine plural)
apertissimo (superlative)

→ Venetian: averto

→ Greek: αβέρτος (avértos)


crociato

crociato (feminine crociata, masculine plural crociati, feminine plural crociate)

crociata (feminine)
crociati (masculine plural)
crociate (feminine plural)


gigantesco

gigantesco (feminine gigantesca, masculine plural giganteschi, feminine plural gigantesche)

gigantesca (feminine)
giganteschi (masculine plural)
gigantesche (feminine plural)

From gigante (“giant”) + -esco (“-like”).

(relational) giant; gigantic, huge, colossal


pecorino

pecorino (feminine pecorina, masculine plural pecorini, feminine plural pecorine)

pecorina (feminine)
pecorini (masculine plural)
pecorine (feminine plural)


mero

mero (feminine mera, masculine plural meri, feminine plural mere)

mera (feminine)
meri (masculine plural)
mere (feminine plural)


al forno

patate al forno

pasta al forno


alla romana

Ellipsis of alla maniera romana (“the Roman way”). The origin of sense 2 is uncertain.

ellipsis

calamari alla romana

carciofi alla romana

gnocchetti alla romana

saltimbocca alla romana

trippa alla romana

(cooking) Roman-style; prepared according to the traditional manner of Rome, which involves different ingredients and procedures depending on the food.

pagamento alla romana

fare alla romana

(of a payment) Dutch; split equally among all the payers.


arrabbiato

it-adj

arrabbiato (feminine arrabbiata, masculine plural arrabbiati, feminine plural arrabbiate, superlative arrabbiatissimo)

arrabbiata (feminine)
arrabbiati (masculine plural)
arrabbiate (feminine plural)
arrabbiatissimo (superlative)

Tu sembri arrabbiato.


arrabbiata

English: arrabbiata

Spanish: arrabiata

feminine singular of arrabbiato (“angry”)


valido

valido (feminine valida, masculine plural validi, feminine plural valide, superlative validissimo)

valida (feminine)
validi (masculine plural)
valide (feminine plural)
validissimo (superlative)

valid, effective, good, substantial, sound, strong


gigante

Learned borrowing from Latin gigās, from Ancient Greek γίγᾱς (gígās, “giant”).

(relational) giant; huge, gigantic, colossal


all'amatriciana

Literally, “at the [way/manner] of Amatrice”

lit

Le vivande preparate di preferenza nelle 725 osterie con cucina sono li gnocchi, la trippa, i supplì di riso, i fagioli con cotiche e i fagioli conditi, il baccalà, la porchetta nelle pagnottelle, l’abbacchio arrosto e gli spaghetti « a tutte l’ore », e, come specialità, gli spaghetti all’ « amatriciana »

1903 September, Alessandro Schiavi, “Il ventre di Roma”, in La lettura, number 9, page 792:

The most prepared dishes in the 725 kitchen-furnished inns are gnocchi, tripe, rice suppli, beans with pork rind, and dressed beans, salt cod, pork roast panini, baked lamb, and "around-the-clock" spaghetti, and—as a specialty—amatriciana spaghetti

A mezzogiorno s’era offerta lei stessa di ordinargli il pranzo alla trattoria di via della Croce. Fettuccine o spaghetti? Al burro o all’amatriciana? Patate o spinaci o indivia cotta o cime di rapa?

1927 June, Marino Moretti, “Il trono dei poveri”, in Il Secolo ⅩⅩ, number 6, chapter 7, page 390:

At noon, she offered to buy him lunch herself, at the bistro in Via della Croce. Fettuccine or spaghetti? With butter, or amatriciana? Potatoes, or spinach, or cooked endive, or turnip greens?

Amilcare per non far cattiva figura insistette con l’oste: "Ma ci avete la vostra specialità... gli spaghetti all’amatriciana." L’oste disse che ci aveva infatti gli spaghetti all’amatriciana e ordinammo tutti antipasto, spaghetti, chi pollo chi arrosto e chi abbacchio al forno.

1954, Alberto Moravia, “La bella serata [The nice evening]”, in Racconti romani [Roman tales]:

Amilcare, in order to not look bad, insisted with the owner: "But you have your specialty... amatriciana spaghetti." The owner said that they did have amatriciana spaghetti, and we all ordered appetizers, spaghetti, some [ordered] chicken, some [ordered] roast, some [ordered] baked lamb.

D’improvviso la porta della cucina si aprì. Prima uscì fuori il grosso tegame sorretto dalle braccia di Adriano, poi il suo corpo. Un applauso lo accompagnò su tutto il tragitto, fino a quando lo posò sul tavolo. «Non dirmi che hai fatto i bucatini all’amatriciana?» disse Maurizio scherzosamente impaurito.

2010, Fabrizio Evengelista, chapter 3, in Supplì in Jamaica, Messina: Centro Studi "Tindari Patti", page 25:

Suddenly, the kitchen door opened. The big pot held up by Adriano's arms came out first, then his body. An applause accompanied him along the entire way, until he put it on the table. "Don't tell me you made amatriciana bucatini?!" said Maurizio, jokingly scared.

(of pasta) dressed with a sauce made with tomato and guanciale, and served with grated pecorino; amatriciana (attributive)

(of a sauce) made with tomato and guanciale; amatriciana (attributive)


amatriciano

it-adj

amatriciano (feminine amatriciana, masculine plural amatriciani, feminine plural amatriciane)

amatriciana (feminine)
amatriciani (masculine plural)
amatriciane (feminine plural)

From the placename Amatrice + -ano (“-an, -ian”, relational adjective suffix).

af

qual’huomo diremo noi ne gli affanni piu coraggioſo di Emilia, moglie di Scipione, di Femella Amatriciana,& di Lucia Siracuſana[?]

1565, Giovanni David Tomagni, “Secondo libro [Second book]”, in Dell'eccellentia dell'huomo sopra quella della donna [Of the excellency of man over that of woman], Venice: Giovanni Varisco, page 78:

What man could we call braver in adversity than Emilia, wife of Scipio, or the Girl from Amatrice, or Lucia the Syracusan?

aggiunto di colpo, e preſo per traslato dalla robuﬅezza di que’ dell’Amatrice, luogo del noﬅro Abruzzo, donde vengono a noi, ed altrove de’ validi tagliatori di boſchi, che dan colpi di accettate formidali, onde andarono in prov. i colpi amatriciani

1789, “Matresciano”, in Vocabolario delle parole del dialetto napoletano [Vocabulary of the words of the Neapolitan dialect], volume 1, Naples: Giuseppe Maria Porcelli, page 220:

Said of a strike, and taken as a transferred sense from the strength of those of Amatrice, a place in our Abruzzo, whence—here and elsewhere—come skilled lumberjacks, who deliver formidable blows with the axe, whence the strikes of Amatrice became proverbial

Sotto le Tende nell'aperto piano
Come vediam talor l’ armate squadre,
Tutto il popol vedeasi Amatriciano

1865, Angelo Felice Maccheroni, “Canto decimosettimo [Seventeenth canto]”, in Vita del cappuccino San Giuseppe da Leonessa [Life of Capuchin Saint Giuseppe from Leonessa], Rome: Tipografia Placidi, stanza 10, page 376:

Under the tents, in the open plain, as we sometimes see the armed groups, one could see all of the people of Amatrice


alla napoletana

with tomatoes, olive oil, garlic and basil (of pasta sauce)

(cooking, food) in the Neapolitan style
with tomato and anchovies (of a pizza)


alla puttanesca

(cooking) served with tomatoes, olives, anchovies, garlic and capers; puttanesca (chiefly of pasta sauce)


carbonaro

it-adj

carbonaro (feminine carbonara, masculine plural carbonari, feminine plural carbonare)

carbonara (feminine)
carbonari (masculine plural)
carbonare (feminine plural)

of, or relating to the carboneria secret society


napoletano

napoletano (feminine napoletana, masculine plural napoletani, feminine plural napoletane)

napoletana (feminine)
napoletani (masculine plural)
napoletane (feminine plural)

From Latin neāpolītānus, from Neāpolis (“Naples”), from Ancient Greek Νεᾱ́πολῐς (Neā́polis, literally “new city”).

der

Neapolitan (of, from or relating to Naples)


vallarolo

it-adj

vallarolo (feminine vallarola, masculine plural vallaroli, feminine plural vallarole)

vallarola (feminine)
vallaroli (masculine plural)
vallarole (feminine plural)

of, or relating to. the town of Valle San Giovanni


puttanesca

From puttanesco (“whorish”). Sometimes claimed to have been invented in a whorehouse, or that the name is from puttanata (“stupidity”), according to an account where Sandro Petti is identified as the inventor of the sauce.

feminine singular of puttanesco (“whorish, sluttish”)


rado

rado (feminine rada, masculine plural radi, feminine plural rade)

rada (feminine)
radi (masculine plural)
rade (feminine plural)


nati

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


nemico

it-adj

nemico (feminine nemica, masculine plural nemici, feminine plural nemiche)

nemica (feminine)
nemici (masculine plural)
nemiche (feminine plural)

From Latin inimīcus, with the loss of the first syllable.


liso

liso (feminine lisa, masculine plural lisi, feminine plural lise)

lisa (feminine)
lisi (masculine plural)
lise (feminine plural)

Possibly from Latin ēlīsus, past participle of ēlīdere.

worn (out), threadbare, ragged, tattered


naturale

naturale (plural naturali, superlative naturalissimo)

naturali (plural)
naturalissimo (superlative)

still (not sparkling) (of mineral water)


potassico

potassico (feminine potassica, masculine plural potassici, feminine plural potassiche)

potassica (feminine)
potassici (masculine plural)
potassiche (feminine plural)

(inorganic chemistry) of or relating to potassium


calcistico

calcistico (feminine calcistica, masculine plural calcistici, feminine plural calcistiche)

calcistica (feminine)
calcistici (masculine plural)
calcistiche (feminine plural)


calcareo

calcareo (feminine calcarea, masculine plural calcarei, feminine plural calcaree)

calcarea (feminine)
calcarei (masculine plural)
calcaree (feminine plural)


calcico

calcico (feminine calcica, masculine plural calcici, feminine plural calciche)

calcica (feminine)
calcici (masculine plural)
calciche (feminine plural)

(chemistry) calcic (of, relating to, or containing calcium or lime)


calcinoso

calcinoso (feminine calcinosa, masculine plural calcinosi, feminine plural calcinose)

calcinosa (feminine)
calcinosi (masculine plural)
calcinose (feminine plural)


calcinato

calcinato (feminine calcinata, masculine plural calcinati, feminine plural calcinate)

calcinata (feminine)
calcinati (masculine plural)
calcinate (feminine plural)

affected with the muscardine fungus (of a silkworm)


nativo

nativo (feminine nativa, masculine plural nativi, feminine plural native)

nativa (feminine)
nativi (masculine plural)
native (feminine plural)


narrativo

narrativo (feminine narrativa, masculine plural narrativi, feminine plural narrative)

narrativa (feminine)
narrativi (masculine plural)
narrative (feminine plural)

From Latin nārrātīvus, from nārrō (“to narrate”).


armonico

armonico (feminine armonica, masculine plural armonici, feminine plural armoniche)

armonica (feminine)
armonici (masculine plural)
armoniche (feminine plural)

From Latin harmonicus, from Ancient Greek ἁρμονικός (harmonikós), from ἁρμονία (harmonía, “harmonie”).


nerastro

nerastro (feminine nerastra, masculine plural nerastri, feminine plural nerastre)

nerastra (feminine)
nerastri (masculine plural)
nerastre (feminine plural)

From nero + -astro. Compare French noirâtre.


nautico

nautico (feminine nautica, masculine plural nautici, feminine plural nautiche)

nautica (feminine)
nautici (masculine plural)
nautiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin nauticus, from Ancient Greek ναυτικός (nautikós), derived from ναύτης (naútēs, “sailor”).


armonica

Borrowed from English armonica, harmonica.


artistico

artistico (feminine artistica, masculine plural artistici, feminine plural artistiche)

artistica (feminine)
artistici (masculine plural)
artistiche (feminine plural)


arabico

arabico (feminine arabica, masculine plural arabici, feminine plural arabiche)

arabica (feminine)
arabici (masculine plural)
arabiche (feminine plural)


necessario

necessario (feminine necessaria, masculine plural necessari, feminine plural necessarie)

necessaria (feminine)
necessari (masculine plural)
necessarie (feminine plural)


avido

avido (feminine avida, masculine plural avidi, feminine plural avide, superlative avidissimo)

avida (feminine)
avidi (masculine plural)
avide (feminine plural)
avidissimo (superlative)

From Latin avidus (“eager, desirous; greedy”), from aveō (“wish, desire, long for, crave”).


avveduto

it-adj

avveduto (feminine avveduta, masculine plural avveduti, feminine plural avvedute)

avveduta (feminine)
avveduti (masculine plural)
avvedute (feminine plural)


automatico

automatico (feminine automatica, masculine plural automatici, feminine plural automatiche)

automatica (feminine)
automatici (masculine plural)
automatiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from French automatique. By surface analysis, auto- + -matico or automato + -ico.


atomico

atomico (feminine atomica, masculine plural atomici, feminine plural atomiche)

atomica (feminine)
atomici (masculine plural)
atomiche (feminine plural)


neolatino

neolatino (feminine neolatina, masculine plural neolatini, feminine plural neolatine)

neolatina (feminine)
neolatini (masculine plural)
neolatine (feminine plural)


avvezzo

avvezzo (feminine avvezza, masculine plural avvezzi, feminine plural avvezze)

avvezza (feminine)
avvezzi (masculine plural)
avvezze (feminine plural)

From the short past participle of avvezzare (“to accustom”) in Tuscan; compare the Standard Italian participle avvezzato.


arduo

arduo (feminine ardua, masculine plural ardui, feminine plural ardue)

ardua (feminine)
ardui (masculine plural)
ardue (feminine plural)


avverso

avverso (feminine avversa, masculine plural avversi, feminine plural avverse)

avversa (feminine)
avversi (masculine plural)
avverse (feminine plural)


aritmetico

aritmetico (feminine aritmetica, masculine plural aritmetici, feminine plural aritmetiche)

aritmetica (feminine)
aritmetici (masculine plural)
aritmetiche (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Latin arithmeticus, from Ancient Greek ἀριθμητική (τέχνη) (arithmētikḗ (tékhnē), “(art of) counting”), feminine of ἀριθμητικός (arithmētikós, “arithmetical”), from ἀριθμός (arithmós, “number, counting”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ri-dʰh₁-mó-s, form of *h₂rey- (“to count, reason”).

der

ἀριθμητική (τέχνη)


avanzato

it-adj

avanzato (feminine avanzata, masculine plural avanzati, feminine plural avanzate, superlative avanzatissimo)

avanzata (feminine)
avanzati (masculine plural)
avanzate (feminine plural)
avanzatissimo (superlative)

advanced (in a late stage of development)


avanzata

nonlemma

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


avanti

La settimana avanti.

(dated, of time units, follows noun) previous, prior, last


nazionale

From nazione + -ale; cf. New Latin nātiōnālis.


infelice

it-adj

infelice (plural infelici, superlative infelicissimo)

infelici (plural)
infelicissimo (superlative)


negativo

negativo (feminine negativa, masculine plural negativi, feminine plural negative, superlative negativissimo)

negativa (feminine)
negativi (masculine plural)
negative (feminine plural)
negativissimo (superlative)


latro

latro (feminine latra, masculine plural latri, feminine plural latre)

latra (feminine)
latri (masculine plural)
latre (feminine plural)

(rare, obsolete) Alternative form of ladro


originale

originale (plural originali, superlative originalissimo)

originali (plural)
originalissimo (superlative)

(figurative) original, new, fresh, novel, unusual, individual, creative


binario

binario (feminine binaria, masculine plural binari, feminine plural binarie)

binaria (feminine)
binari (masculine plural)
binarie (feminine plural)


bigio

bigio (feminine bigia, masculine plural bigi, feminine plural bige)

bigia (feminine)
bigi (masculine plural)
bige (feminine plural)

Probably from Vulgar Latin *bysseus, from Latin byssus (“linen”), whence bisso; cognate with English and French beige; French bis; Ligurian and Venetian bixo. However, compare badius (“brownish color”). Doublet of Bixio (a surname).


bluastro

bluastro (feminine bluastra, masculine plural bluastri, feminine plural bluastre)

bluastra (feminine)
bluastri (masculine plural)
bluastre (feminine plural)

Calque of French bleuâtre; by surface analysis, blu + -astro.


beato

beato (feminine beata, masculine plural beati, feminine plural beate)

beata (feminine)
beati (masculine plural)
beate (feminine plural)


blando

blando (feminine blanda, masculine plural blandi, feminine plural blande)

blanda (feminine)
blandi (masculine plural)
blande (feminine plural)


brullo

brullo (feminine brulla, masculine plural brulli, feminine plural brulle)

brulla (feminine)
brulli (masculine plural)
brulle (feminine plural)


bucato

bucato (feminine bucata, masculine plural bucati, feminine plural bucate)

bucata (feminine)
bucati (masculine plural)
bucate (feminine plural)

From Latin būca, a by-form of bucca (“mouth”).


blu

Borrowed from French bleu (“blue”) from Middle French bleu, from Old French blou, bleve (“pallid, wan, discoloured/discolored, blue”), from Frankish *blāu, from Proto-Germanic *blēwaz (“blue, yellowish-gray”). Doublet of biavo.


rosastro

it-adj

rosastro (feminine rosastra, masculine plural rosastri, feminine plural rosastre)

rosastra (feminine)
rosastri (masculine plural)
rosastre (feminine plural)


biancastro

biancastro (feminine biancastra, masculine plural biancastri, feminine plural biancastre)

biancastra (feminine)
biancastri (masculine plural)
biancastre (feminine plural)

From bianco + -astro. Compare French blanchâtre.


violastro

violastro (feminine violastra, masculine plural violastri, feminine plural violastre)

violastra (feminine)
violastri (masculine plural)
violastre (feminine plural)


rossastro

rossastro (feminine rossastra, masculine plural rossastri, feminine plural rossastre)

rossastra (feminine)
rossastri (masculine plural)
rossastre (feminine plural)

From rosso + -astro, a calque of French rougeâtre.


bovino

bovino (feminine bovina, masculine plural bovini, feminine plural bovine)

bovina (feminine)
bovini (masculine plural)
bovine (feminine plural)


grigiastro

grigiastro (feminine grigiastra, masculine plural grigiastri, feminine plural grigiastre)

grigiastra (feminine)
grigiastri (masculine plural)
grigiastre (feminine plural)


brunastro

brunastro (feminine brunastra, masculine plural brunastri, feminine plural brunastre)

brunastra (feminine)
brunastri (masculine plural)
brunastre (feminine plural)


brioso

brioso (feminine briosa, masculine plural briosi, feminine plural briose)

briosa (feminine)
briosi (masculine plural)
briose (feminine plural)


verdastro

verdastro (feminine verdastra, masculine plural verdastri, feminine plural verdastre)

verdastra (feminine)
verdastri (masculine plural)
verdastre (feminine plural)

From verde + -astro. Compare French verdâtre, Piedmontese verdass, verdastr.


brusca

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.


brillo

it-adj

brillo (feminine brilla, masculine plural brilli, feminine plural brille)

brilla (feminine)
brilli (masculine plural)
brille (feminine plural)


brusco

brusco (feminine brusca, masculine plural bruschi, feminine plural brusche, diminutive bruschétto)

brusca (feminine)
bruschi (masculine plural)
brusche (feminine plural)
bruschétto (diminutive)

→ French: brusque

→ English: brusque

→ German: brüsk


brusco

brusco (feminine brusca, masculine plural bruschi, feminine plural brusche)

brusca (feminine)
bruschi (masculine plural)
brusche (feminine plural)


bravissimo

bravissima (feminine)
bravissimi (masculine plural)
bravissime (feminine plural)

→ English: bravissimo


buzzo

buzzo (feminine buzza, masculine plural buzzi, feminine plural buzze)

buzza (feminine)
buzzi (masculine plural)
buzze (feminine plural)

se ne stava lì buzzo buzzo, e Giorgio si domandava perché l’umore dell’amico si fosse a un tratto così cambiato

(Can we date this quote?), Mario Pratesi, (Please provide the book title or journal name):

he just stood there all sulky, and Giorgio wondered why the friend's mood suddenly changed this much

cielo buzzo

tempo buzzo

(weather) anticipating rain; cloudy, rainy, dreary


milanese

Milanese (of, from or relating to Milan (city in Italy))


camuso

camuso (feminine camusa, masculine plural camusi, feminine plural camuse)

camusa (feminine)
camusi (masculine plural)
camuse (feminine plural)