convalligiano

Italian

FWOTD – 30 December 2014

Etymology

From con- +‎ valligiano (“valley dweller”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kon.val.liˈd͡ʒa.no/
• Rhymes: -ano
• Hyphenation: con‧val‧li‧già‧no

Noun

convalligiano m (plural convalligiani, feminine convalligiana)

1. someone who lives in the same valley as another person
   • Storia di due cacciatori in 2002, Giuseppe Giacosa, Novelle e paesi valdostani, Lampi di Stampa, page 19:

     Avrebbe affrontato mille pericoli per salvare un convalligiano, perchè la valle è una patria stretta e fa parentela.

     He would have faced a thousand dangers to save a fellow valley dweller, because the valley is a narrow fatherland and creates a familial relationship.