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Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin discontinuus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /di.skonˈti.nu.o/, /di.skonˈti.nwo/[1]
- Rhymes: -inuo, -inwo
- Hyphenation: di‧scon‧tì‧nu‧o, di‧scon‧tì‧nuo
Adjective
discontinuo (feminine discontinua, masculine plural discontinui, feminine plural discontinue)
- broken, discontinuous
- uneven, patchy, ragged, inconstant, desultory
Antonyms
Derived terms
References
Further reading
- discontinuo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Etymology
From dis- + continuō.
Pronunciation
Verb
discontinuō (present infinitive discontinuāre, perfect active discontinuāvī, supine discontinuātum); first conjugation
- to disunite
- to discontinue
Conjugation
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /diskonˈtinwo/
- Rhymes: -inwo
- Syllabification: dis‧con‧ti‧nuo
Adjective
discontinuo (feminine discontinua, masculine plural discontinuos, feminine plural discontinuas)
- broken, interrupted
Further reading