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

  • IPA(key): /o.liˈɡar.ki.ko/
  • Rhymes: -arkiko
  • Hyphenation: o‧li‧gàr‧chi‧co

Adjective edit

oligarchico (feminine oligarchica, masculine plural oligarchici, feminine plural oligarchiche)

  1. oligarchic
  2. (by extension, uncommon) tyrannical
    Synonyms: tirannico, dispotico

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Noun edit

oligarchico m (plural oligarchici, feminine oligarchica)

  1. oligarch
    Synonym: oligarca

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