diaccio
Italian edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Adjective edit
diaccio (feminine diaccia, masculine plural diacci, feminine plural diacce)
- (Tuscany) Alternative form of ghiaccio
Noun edit
diaccio m (plural diacci)
- (Tuscany) Alternative form of ghiaccio
- c. 1500, Leonardo da Vinci, “L'asino e il ghiaccio”, in Favole:
- Addormentatosi l’asino sopra il diaccio d’un profondo lago, il suo calore dissolvé esso diaccio, e l’asino sott’acqua, a mal suo danno, si destò, e subito annegò.
- The donkey fell asleep upon the ice of a deep lake, his heat melted said ice, and the donkey—much to his detriment—woke up underwater, and drowned at once.
Usage notes edit
- It may or may not be perceived as a pejorative of Dio (“God”).
Derived terms edit
Further reading edit
- diaccio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2 edit
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb edit
diaccio