pecorino

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian pecorino, from pecora (“sheep”).

Noun

pecorino (countable and uncountable, plural pecorinos or pecorini)

1. Any of a family of Italian hard cheeses made from ewe's milk.
   • 2022, Maddie Mortimer, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, Picador, page 282:

     Later that evening the two of them sat together in the tiny pantry just off the kitchen, the residue of pecorino cheese and cuts of hanging smoked pork strong and delicious around them.

Anagrams

• operonic

Finnish

Etymology

From Italian pecorino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpekorino/, [ˈpe̞ko̞ˌrino̞]
• Rhymes: -ino

Noun

pecorino

1. pecorino (cheese)

Declension

Inflection of pecorino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)
nominative		pecorino	pecorinot
genitive		pecorinon	pecorinojen
partitive		pecorinoa	pecorinoja
illative		pecorinoon	pecorinoihin
		singular	plural
nominative		pecorino	pecorinot
accusative	nom.	pecorino	pecorinot
	gen.	pecorinon
genitive		pecorinon	pecorinojen
partitive		pecorinoa	pecorinoja
inessive		pecorinossa	pecorinoissa
elative		pecorinosta	pecorinoista
illative		pecorinoon	pecorinoihin
adessive		pecorinolla	pecorinoilla
ablative		pecorinolta	pecorinoilta
allative		pecorinolle	pecorinoille
essive		pecorinona	pecorinoina
translative		pecorinoksi	pecorinoiksi
abessive		pecorinotta	pecorinoitta
instructive		—	pecorinoin
comitative		See the possessive forms below.

Possessive forms of pecorino (Kotus type 1/valo, no gradation)

first-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pecorinoni pecorinoni accusative nom. pecorinoni pecorinoni gen. pecorinoni genitive pecorinoni pecorinojeni partitive pecorinoani pecorinojani inessive pecorinossani pecorinoissani elative pecorinostani pecorinoistani illative pecorinooni pecorinoihini adessive pecorinollani pecorinoillani ablative pecorinoltani pecorinoiltani allative pecorinolleni pecorinoilleni essive pecorinonani pecorinoinani translative pecorinokseni pecorinoikseni abessive pecorinottani pecorinoittani instructive — — comitative — pecorinoineni second-person singular possessor singular plural nominative pecorinosi pecorinosi accusative nom. pecorinosi pecorinosi gen. pecorinosi genitive pecorinosi pecorinojesi partitive pecorinoasi pecorinojasi inessive pecorinossasi pecorinoissasi elative pecorinostasi pecorinoistasi illative pecorinoosi pecorinoihisi adessive pecorinollasi pecorinoillasi ablative pecorinoltasi pecorinoiltasi allative pecorinollesi pecorinoillesi essive pecorinonasi pecorinoinasi translative pecorinoksesi pecorinoiksesi abessive pecorinottasi pecorinoittasi instructive — — comitative — pecorinoinesi first-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pecorinomme pecorinomme accusative nom. pecorinomme pecorinomme gen. pecorinomme genitive pecorinomme pecorinojemme partitive pecorinoamme pecorinojamme inessive pecorinossamme pecorinoissamme elative pecorinostamme pecorinoistamme illative pecorinoomme pecorinoihimme adessive pecorinollamme pecorinoillamme ablative pecorinoltamme pecorinoiltamme allative pecorinollemme pecorinoillemme essive pecorinonamme pecorinoinamme translative pecorinoksemme pecorinoiksemme abessive pecorinottamme pecorinoittamme instructive — — comitative — pecorinoinemme second-person plural possessor singular plural nominative pecorinonne pecorinonne accusative nom. pecorinonne pecorinonne gen. pecorinonne genitive pecorinonne pecorinojenne partitive pecorinoanne pecorinojanne inessive pecorinossanne pecorinoissanne elative pecorinostanne pecorinoistanne illative pecorinoonne pecorinoihinne adessive pecorinollanne pecorinoillanne ablative pecorinoltanne pecorinoiltanne allative pecorinollenne pecorinoillenne essive pecorinonanne pecorinoinanne translative pecorinoksenne pecorinoiksenne abessive pecorinottanne pecorinoittanne instructive — — comitative — pecorinoinenne third-person possessor singular plural nominative pecorinonsa pecorinonsa accusative nom. pecorinonsa pecorinonsa gen. pecorinonsa genitive pecorinonsa pecorinojensa partitive pecorinoaan pecorinoansa pecorinojaan pecorinojansa inessive pecorinossaan pecorinossansa pecorinoissaan pecorinoissansa elative pecorinostaan pecorinostansa pecorinoistaan pecorinoistansa illative pecorinoonsa pecorinoihinsa adessive pecorinollaan pecorinollansa pecorinoillaan pecorinoillansa ablative pecorinoltaan pecorinoltansa pecorinoiltaan pecorinoiltansa allative pecorinolleen pecorinollensa pecorinoilleen pecorinoillensa essive pecorinonaan pecorinonansa pecorinoinaan pecorinoinansa translative pecorinokseen pecorinoksensa pecorinoikseen pecorinoiksensa abessive pecorinottaan pecorinottansa pecorinoittaan pecorinoittansa instructive — — comitative — pecorinoineen pecorinoinensa

Further reading

• “pecorino”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-03

Italian

Etymology

From pecora +‎ -ino.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pe.koˈri.no/
• Rhymes: -ino
• Hyphenation: pe‧co‧rì‧no

Adjective

pecorino (feminine pecorina, masculine plural pecorini, feminine plural pecorine)

1. (relational) sheep
2. (figurative) sheeplike, sheepish

   Synonym: pecoresco

Noun

pecorino m (plural pecorini)

1. pecorino (cheese made with sheep milk)

Derived terms

• pecorino romano
• pecorino sardo

Related terms

• pecora

Anagrams

• Procione, pecoroni, preconio, procione

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pekoˈɾino/ [pe.koˈɾi.no]
• Rhymes: -ino
• Syllabification: pe‧co‧ri‧no

Noun

pecorino m (plural pecorinos)

1. pecorino

Swedish

Noun

pecorino ?

1. pecorino (cheese)