questura

Italian edit

Etymology edit

Borrowed from Latin quaestūra.

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /kweˈstu.ra/
Rhymes: -ura
Hyphenation: que‧stù‧ra

Noun edit

questura f (plural questure)

police force
police headquarters

Descendants edit

→ Neapolitan: quistura, chestura

References edit

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

Latin edit

Participle edit

questūra

inflection of questūrus:
1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle edit

questūrā

ablative feminine singular of questūrus

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