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Danish
Adjective
civile
- definite/plural of civil
French
Pronunciation
Adjective
civile
- feminine singular of civil
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cīvīlis, from cīvis (“citizen”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡ʃiˈvi.le/
- Rhymes: -ile
- Hyphenation: ci‧vì‧le
Adjective
civile (plural civili, superlative civilissimo)
- civil
- civilian
- civilized, polite
Noun
civile m (plural civili)
- citizen
- civilian
Further reading
- civile in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- civile in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- civile in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- civile in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- civile in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
- civile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
Latin
Etymology
From cīvīlis (“pertaining to a city or citizens”).
Pronunciation
Noun
cīvīle n (genitive cīvīlis); third declension
- courtesy, civility
Declension
Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).
References
Norman
Adjective
civile f
- feminine singular of civil
Swedish
Adjective
civile
- definite natural masculine singular of civil