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gentilizio

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Italian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin gentīlicius. By surface analysis, gentile (in the historical sense “relating to a gens) +‎ -izio.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒen.tiˈlit.t͡sjo/
  • Rhymes: -ittsjo
  • Hyphenation: gen‧ti‧lì‧zio

Adjective

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gentilizio (feminine gentilizia, masculine plural gentilizi, feminine plural gentilizie)

  1. aristocratic

Noun

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gentilizio m (plural gentilizi)

  1. nomen gentilicium

Further reading

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  • gentilizio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana