Italian edit

Alternative forms edit

Etymology edit

From Latin gremium (lap), with influence of lembo (hem). Doublet of gremio.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡrem.bo/, (traditional) /ˈɡrɛm.bo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -embo, (traditional) -ɛmbo
  • Hyphenation: grém‧bo, (traditional) grèm‧bo

Noun edit

grembo m (plural grembi)

  1. lap
  2. womb
  3. (by extension) the inner part of something

Derived terms edit

References edit

  1. ^ grembo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Further reading edit

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