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Italian
Etymology
From Latin lētifer, lētiferum, from lētum (“violent death, ruin”) + -fer (“bringing, carrying”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /leˈti.fe.ro/
- Rhymes: -ifero
- Hyphenation: le‧tì‧fe‧ro
Adjective
letifero (feminine letifera, masculine plural letiferi, feminine plural letifere)
- (literary) lethal, fatal, deadly
- Synonyms: letale, mortifero, mortale
Further reading
- letifero in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- letìfero in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- letìfero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
Adjective
lētiferō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lētifer