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Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin oligarchicus, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχικός (oligarkhikós). By surface analysis, oligarca (“oligarch”) + -ico (“-ic”, adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /o.liˈɡar.ki.ko/
- Rhymes: -arkiko
- Hyphenation: o‧li‧gàr‧chi‧co
Adjective
oligarchico (feminine oligarchica, masculine plural oligarchici, feminine plural oligarchiche)
- oligarchic
- (by extension, uncommon) tyrannical
- Synonyms: tirannico, dispotico
Derived terms
Noun
oligarchico m (plural oligarchici, feminine oligarchica)
- oligarch
- Synonym: oligarca
Further reading
- oligarchico in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- oligarchico in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- oligarchico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- oligàrchico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- oligàrchico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana