Quirinale

See also: quirinale

Italian

Etymology

From Latin [​collem​] Quirīnālem (“Quirinal hill”). By surface analysis, Quirino (“Quirinus”) +‎ -ale (“-al”, adjective-forming derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kwi.riˈna.le/
• Rhymes: -ale
• Hyphenation: Qui‧ri‧nà‧le

Proper noun

Quirinale m

1. the Quirinal Hill, one of the Seven hills of Rome

   Coordinate terms: Aventino, Campidoglio, Celio, Esquilino, Palatino, Viminale

2. (metonymically) Ellipsis of Palazzo del Quirinale., the Quirinal Palace in Rome, residence of the President of the Italian Republic
3. (by extension, politics) the presidency of the Italian Republic

Synonyms

• Colle

Derived terms

• quirinalista
• quirinalizio

Further reading

• Quirinale (colle) on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it
• Palazzo del Quirinale on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^it