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Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pon.ti.fiˈka.to/
- Rhymes: -ato
- Hyphenation: pon‧ti‧fi‧cà‧to
Etymology 1
From Latin pontificātus.
Noun
pontificato m (plural pontificati)
- papacy
- pontificate
Etymology 2
Participle
pontificato (feminine pontificata, masculine plural pontificati, feminine plural pontificate)
- past participle of pontificare
Further reading
- pontificato in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana