unico

See also: único

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ūnicus, from ūnus; see also -ico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni.ko/
• Rhymes: -uniko
• Hyphenation: ù‧ni‧co

• Audio:

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Adjective

unico (feminine unica, masculine plural unici, feminine plural uniche)

1. only, sole, one, single

   Non sei l'unico dottore tra noi. ― You are not the only doctor among us.

2. unique, unparalleled, unequalled

Noun

unico m (plural unici, feminine unica)

1. only person, only one

Related terms

• unica
• unicamente
• unicità
• uno

Anagrams

• Iunco, nocui, nuoci

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /ˈuː.ni.koː/, [ˈuːnɪkoː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /ˈu.ni.ko/, [ˈuːniko]

Adjective

ūnicō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of ūnicus

Portuguese

Adjective

unico (feminine unica, masculine plural unicos, feminine plural unicas)

1. Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1911 in Portugal) of único.
   • 1938, Graciliano Ramos, “O mundo coberto de pennas [The world covered in feathers]”, in Vidas Seccas [Barren Lives], Rio de Janeiro: Livraria José Olympio Editora, page 175:

     Não conseguiria nunca extender os ossos numa cama, o unico desejo que tinha.

     She would never be able to stretch her bones on a bed, her only wish.