genitore

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin genitōrem, from genitus, from participle of gignere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.niˈto.re/

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• Rhymes: -ore
• Hyphenation: ge‧ni‧tó‧re

Noun

genitore m (plural genitori, feminine genitrice)

1. parent

   È un genitore? ― Are you a parent?

   • 1730, Leonardo Vinci, Artaserse (Vinci), act II, scene XII:

     Va' tra le Selve Ircane, barbaro genitore

     Go to the forests of Hyrcania, savage parent

Derived terms

• genitoriale

See also

• madre
• padre

Anagrams

• ergotine

Latin

Noun

genitōre m sg

1. ablative masculine singular of genitor