guelfo

See also: güelfo

Italian

Etymology

From the given name Guelfo, adaptation of Middle High German Welf, name of a Bavarian dynasty.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡwɛl.fo/
• Rhymes: -ɛlfo
• Hyphenation: guèl‧fo

Adjective

guelfo (feminine guelfa, masculine plural guelfi, feminine plural guelfe)

1. (relational) Guelph; Guelphic

Noun

guelfo m (plural guelfi, feminine guelfa)

1. (historical) Guelph

   Antonym: ghibellino

2. (numismatics) a coin minted in Florence in 1314

Derived terms

• guelfismo
• neoguelfo

Further reading

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛw.fu/ [ˈɡɛʊ̯.fu]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛw.fu/ [ˈɡɛʊ̯.fu]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛw.fo/ [ˈɡɛʊ̯.fo]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈɡɛl.fu/ [ˈɡɛɫ.fu]

• Hyphenation: guel‧fo

Noun

guelfo m (plural guelfos)

1. (historical) Guelph (member of a medieval Italian faction that supported the Pope)