avventizio

Italian

Alternative forms

• avventiccio (archaic, inherited from Latin)
• avveniticcio (archaic, inh. from *advenitīcius)
• avvenitizio (archaic, borrowed, possibly crossed with the above)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adventīcius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /av.venˈtit.t͡sjo/
• Rhymes: -ittsjo
• Hyphenation: av‧ven‧tì‧zio

Adjective

avventizio (feminine avventizia, masculine plural avventizi, feminine plural avventizie)

1. (uncommon) foreign

   Synonym: straniero

2. (Ancient Rome, law) coming from an inheritance or a donation (of wealth)
3. (by extension) unstable, uncertain, temporary
4. (botany) adventitious

Noun

avventizio m (plural avventizi, feminine avventizia)

1. temp (temporary clerk)

Further reading

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