flammeo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flammeus (“flaming, fiery”), derived from flamma (“flame”), from Proto-Italic *flāgmā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₂gmeh₂, derived from an extension of the root *bʰel- (“shiny, white”). Doublet of fiammeo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈflam.me.o/
• Rhymes: -ammeo
• Hyphenation: flàm‧me‧o

Adjective

flammeo (feminine flammea, masculine plural flammei, feminine plural flammee)

1. (literary) flaming, fiery

   Synonyms: fiammeggiante, (poetic) fiammeo

Noun

flammeo m (plural flammei)

1. (historical, Ancient Rome) an orange-coloured/colored veil worn by brides

Related terms

• fiamma
• fiammeo

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• fammelo

Latin

Noun

flammeō

1. dative/ablative singular of flammeum