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Italian
Etymology
From pietà + -oso; cognate with Friulian pietôs, Piedmontese pietos.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pjeˈto.zo/, (traditional) /pjeˈto.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: pie‧tó‧so
Adjective
pietoso (feminine pietosa, masculine plural pietosi, feminine plural pietose)
- merciful, compassionate
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Further reading
- pietoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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