forbici
Appearance
Italian
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Latin forficis plural of forfex.
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]forbici f pl (plural only)
- scissors
- un paio di forbici ― a pair of scissors
- 1816, Gioachino Rossini, Cesare Sterbini (lyrics and music), “Largo al factotum”, in Il barbiere di Siviglia:
- Miglior cuccagna per un barbiere, vita più nobile, no, non si da. Rasori e pettini, lancette e forbici, al mio comando tutto qui sta.
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- shears
Related terms
[edit]See also
[edit]Categories:
- Italian terms inherited from Latin
- Italian terms derived from Latin
- Italian 3-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Italian terms with audio pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔrbitʃi
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔrbitʃi/3 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian nouns
- Italian feminine nouns
- Italian pluralia tantum
- Italian terms with usage examples
- Italian terms with quotations