cittadella

See also: Cittadella

Italian

Etymology

From città, in its archaic form cittade (“city”), suffixed with -ella.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /t͡ʃit.taˈdɛl.la/
• Rhymes: -ɛlla
• Hyphenation: cit‧ta‧dèl‧la

Noun

cittadella f (plural cittadelle)

1. citadel
2. stronghold

Descendants

• → Catalan: ciutadella
• → Czech: citaddela
• → French: citadelle
  • → Dutch: citadel
  • → English: citadel
  • → Romanian: citadelă
  • → Swedish: citadell
• → Georgian: ციტადელი (ciṭadeli)
• → German: Zitadelle
• → Macedonian: цитадела (citadela)
• → Polish: cytadela
  • → Russian: цитадель (citadelʹ)
• → Portuguese: cidadela
• → Spanish: ciudadela