litigioso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lītigiōsus, from lītigium.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /li.tiˈd͡ʒo.zo/, (traditional) /li.tiˈd͡ʒo.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: li‧ti‧gió‧so

Adjective

litigioso (feminine litigiosa, masculine plural litigiosi, feminine plural litigiose)

1. quarrelsome

   Synonyms: attaccabrighe, rissoso

2. litigious, contentious

Derived terms

• litigiosamente
• litigiosità

Related terms

• litigio

Further reading

• litigioso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• litigioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• litigioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• litigióso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• litigióso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• tisiologi

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /liː.ti.ɡiˈoː.soː/, [lʲiːt̪ɪɡiˈoːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /li.ti.d͡ʒiˈo.so/, [lit̪id͡ʒiˈɔːs̬o]

Adjective

lītigiōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lītigiōsus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lītigiōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /litiˈxjoso/ [li.t̪iˈxjo.so]
• Rhymes: -oso
• Syllabification: li‧ti‧gio‧so

Adjective

litigioso (feminine litigiosa, masculine plural litigiosos, feminine plural litigiosas)

1. litigious

Further reading

• “litigioso”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10