pentapodia

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Italian

Etymology

From penta- +‎ -podia, from Ancient Greek πέντε (pénte) and πούς, ποδός (poús, podós).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pen.ta.poˈdi.a/
  • Rhymes: -ia
  • Hyphenation: pen‧ta‧po‧dì‧a

Noun

pentapodia f (plural pentapodie)

  1. (prosody) pentapody

Further reading

  • pentapodia in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • pentapodia in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • pentapodìa in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • pentapodìa in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana