infedele
Italian edit
Etymology edit
From Latin īnfidēlis. By surface analysis, in- (“un-, not”) + fedele (“faithful, loyal”).
Pronunciation edit
Adjective edit
infedele (plural infedeli)
- unfaithful, faithless, false
- unfaithful, adulterous
- unfaithful, inaccurate, inexact
- (religion) non-believing
- (religion, archaic) unbaptized
- Synonym: pagano
Noun edit
infedele m or f by sense (plural infedeli)
- infidel, nonbeliever
- (historical, derogatory) a non-Christian, especially a Muslim
- (derogatory) a non-Muslim, especially a Christian; giaour
- Synonym: giaurro
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References edit
- ^ infedele in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)