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Italian
Etymology
From Latin melancholicus, from Ancient Greek μελαγχολικός (melankholikós).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ma.linˈkɔ.ni.ko/
- Rhymes: -ɔniko
- Hyphenation: ma‧lin‧cò‧ni‧co
Adjective
malinconico (feminine malinconica, masculine plural malinconici, feminine plural malinconiche)
- gloomy, melancholy, melancholic
Derived terms
Further reading
- malinconico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana