usurpatore

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Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūsūrpātōrem, derived from Classical Latin ūsūrpō (to use; to seize; to appropriate).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.zur.paˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: u‧sur‧pa‧tó‧re

Noun

usurpatore m (plural usurpatori, feminine usurpatrice)

  1. usurper
    usurpatore del tronousurper of the throne

Adjective

usurpatore (feminine usurpatrice, masculine plural usurpatori, feminine plural usurpatrici)

  1. usurping, usurpative
    un tiranno usurpatorea usurpative tyrant

Further reading

  • usurpatore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana