Spezzacatena
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Verb-object compound, composed of spezza (“to break”) + catena (“chain”), probably used as a nickname.
Pronunciation
[edit]Proper noun
[edit]Spezzacatena m or f by sense
- a surname transferred from the nickname
References
[edit]- ^ spezzo, catena in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
Further reading
[edit]- Stefano Ravara, Mappa dei Cognomi, 2015–2025
Categories:
- Italian verb-object compounds
- Italian 5-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ena
- Rhymes:Italian/ena/5 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian proper nouns
- Italian proper nouns with irregular gender
- Italian masculine nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian nouns with multiple genders
- Italian masculine and feminine nouns by sense
- Italian surnames
- Italian surnames from nicknames