oligarchico
Italian edit
Etymology edit
Learned borrowing from Late Latin oligarchicus, from Ancient Greek ὀλιγαρχικός (oligarkhikós). By surface analysis, oligarca (“oligarch”) + -ico (“-ic”, adjective-forming suffix).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
oligarchico (feminine oligarchica, masculine plural oligarchici, feminine plural oligarchiche)
- oligarchic
- (by extension, uncommon) tyrannical
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Noun edit
oligarchico m (plural oligarchici, feminine oligarchica)
Further reading edit
- oligarchico in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- oligarchico in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- oligarchico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- oligàrchico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- oligàrchico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana