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Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin troglodyticus, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός (trōglodutikós), from τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “cave-/hole-dweller”) from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “enter, go into”). By surface analysis, troglodita + -ico.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tro.ɡloˈdi.ti.ko/
- Rhymes: -itiko
- Hyphenation: tro‧glo‧dì‧ti‧co
Adjective
trogloditico (feminine trogloditica, masculine plural trogloditici, feminine plural trogloditiche)
- troglodytic
- (relational) caveman
Further reading
- trogloditico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- troglodìtico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- troglodìtico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana