Pontecorvo

Italian

Etymology

Morphologically from ponte (“bridge”) +‎ corvo (“crow”), but the second element is just a corruption of the original word curvo (“curved, bent”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌpon.teˈkɔr.vo/
• Rhymes: -ɔrvo
• Hyphenation: Pon‧te‧còr‧vo

Proper noun

Pontecorvo f

1. A town in the province of Frosinone, Lazio, Italy

Proper noun

Pontecorvo m or f by sense

1. a surname transferred from the place name

Further reading

• Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025