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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin dēsīderābilis, derived from dēsīderō (“to desire, to wish for”). By surface analysis, desiderare + -abile.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /de.zi.deˈra.bi.le/, (traditional) /de.si.deˈra.bi.le/[1]
- Rhymes: -abile
- Hyphenation: de‧si‧de‧rà‧bi‧le
Adjective
desiderabile (plural desiderabili)
- desirable
- Antonym: indesiderabile
- advisable
- Antonym: indesiderabile
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- desiderabile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Adjective
dēsīderābile
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of dēsīderābilis