gondolier
English edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From Italian gondoliere, through French gondolier. By surface analysis, gondola + -ier.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡɒndəˈlɪə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡɑndəˈlɪɹ/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun edit
gondolier (plural gondoliers)
- A boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice.
Translations edit
Venetian boatman who propels a gondola
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References edit
- ^ “gondolier”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams edit
French edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian gondoliere.
Noun edit
gondolier m (plural gondoliers, feminine gondolière)
Further reading edit
- “gondolier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from Italian gondoliere.
Noun edit
gondolier m (plural gondolieri)
- gondolier (Venetian boatman)
Declension edit
Declension of gondolier
singular | plural | |||
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indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
nominative/accusative | (un) gondolier | gondolierul | (niște) gondolieri | gondolierii |
genitive/dative | (unui) gondolier | gondolierului | (unor) gondolieri | gondolierilor |
vocative | gondolierule | gondolierilor |