giumento

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Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iūmentum. Documented since 1306.[1] Doublet of giumenta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: giu‧mén‧to

Noun

giumento m (plural giumenti)

  1. pack animal, beast of burden

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Romansch: giumaint
  • Sicilian: giumentu

References

  • giumento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  1. ^ giumento”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini