piovoso

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjoˈvo.zo/, (traditional) /pjoˈvo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: pio‧vó‧so

Etymology 1

From Latin pluviōsus. By surface analysis, piova +‎ ia (“-y”) +‎ -oso[[Category:Italian compound literary or regional variant of pioggia (“rain”)s|PIOVOSO]][[Category:Italian literary or regional variant of pioggia (“rain”)s suffixed with -oso|PIOVOSO]].

Alternative forms

• pioggioso (archaic)

Adjective

piovoso (feminine piovosa, masculine plural piovosi, feminine plural piovose)

1. (weather) rainy, wet

Derived terms

• piovosità

Related terms

• pioggia
• piovere

Etymology 2

Taken from Latin pluviōsus (“rainy”), as a calque of French pluviôse.

Noun

piovoso m (plural piovosi)

1. (historical) Pluviôse (the fifth month of the French Republican Calendar)

See also

• (French Republican Calendar months) mesi del calendario rivoluzionario francese; vendemmiaio, brumaio, frimaio, nevoso, piovoso, ventoso, germinale, fiorile, pratile, messidoro, termidoro, fruttidoro ^{(Category: it:Months)}