atroce

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French

Etymology

From Latin atrōcem.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.tʁɔs/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔs

Adjective

atroce (plural atroces)

  1. atrocious
  2. terrible, dreadful
  3. inhuman, savage, cruel

Derived terms

Further reading

Anagrams

Italian

Etymology

From Latin atrōx.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈtro.t͡ʃe/, /aˈtrɔ.t͡ʃe/[1]
  • Rhymes: -otʃe, -ɔtʃe
  • Hyphenation: a‧tró‧ce, a‧trò‧ce

Adjective

atroce (plural atroci, superlative atrocissimo)

  1. atrocious
  2. terrible, dreadful
  3. excruciating
  4. ghastly

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ atroce in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Romanian

Etymology

From Latin atrox, through Italian/French atroce.

Pronunciation

Adjective

atroce m or f or n (indeclinable)

  1. atrocious

Declension