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Etymology
From Medieval Latin or Late Latin theodiscus, from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of the people, popular, vernacular”), from *þeudō (“people”) + *-iskaz (“-ish, -ic, -al”). The Old English form is þēodisċ, the Old High German one diutisc (attested ca. 1090 in the Annolied). Compare also Friulian todesc, archaic or regional French thiois, Sicilian tudiscu.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /teˈde.sko/
- Rhymes: -esko
- Hyphenation: te‧dé‧sco
Adjective
tedesco (feminine tedesca, masculine plural tedeschi, feminine plural tedesche)
- German; of Germany
- Synonym: germanico
Noun
tedesco m (uncountable)
- German language
Noun
tedesco m (plural tedeschi, feminine tedesca)
- (male) German person
- Synonyms: (derogatory) crucco, (literary) alemanno
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