litigioso

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin lītigiōsus, from lītigium.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /li.tiˈd͡ʒo.zo/, (traditional) /li.tiˈd͡ʒo.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: li‧ti‧gió‧so

Adjective

litigioso (feminine litigiosa, masculine plural litigiosi, feminine plural litigiose)

  1. quarrelsome
    Synonyms: attaccabrighe, rissoso
  2. litigious, contentious

Derived terms

Further reading

  • litigioso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  • litigioso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • litigioso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • litigióso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • litigióso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

lītigiōsō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lītigiōsus

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin lītigiōsus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /litiˈxjoso/
  • Rhymes: -oso
  • Syllabification: li‧ti‧gio‧so

Adjective

litigioso (feminine litigiosa, masculine plural litigiosos, feminine plural litigiosas)

  1. litigious

Further reading