scheggia
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Latin schidia, from Ancient Greek σχίδια (skhídia).
Alternative forms edit
- scheggio (obsolete or poetic)
Noun edit
scheggia f (plural schegge)
- splinter, shiver, shrapnel, chip, spell, spelk, shard
- (figurative) speed demon
- (archaic, literary) (large) boulder
Derived terms edit
Related terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
scheggia
- inflection of scheggiare:
Further reading edit
- scheggia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana