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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin gentīlicius. By surface analysis, gentile (in the historical sense “relating to a gens”) + -izio.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /d͡ʒen.tiˈlit.t͡sjo/
- Rhymes: -ittsjo
- Hyphenation: gen‧ti‧lì‧zio
Adjective
gentilizio (feminine gentilizia, masculine plural gentilizi, feminine plural gentilizie)
- aristocratic
Noun
gentilizio m (plural gentilizi)
- nomen gentilicium
Further reading
- gentilizio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana