ittiofago
Italian
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Ancient Greek ῐ̓χθῠοφᾰ́γος (ikhthuophágos, “fish-eating”), from ῐ̓χθῡ́ς (ikhthū́s, “fish”) + -φᾰ́γος (-phágos, “-eating”). By surface analysis, ittio- + -fago.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editittiofago (feminine ittiofaga, masculine plural ittiofagi, feminine plural ittiofaghe)
Noun
editittiofago m (plural ittiofagi, feminine ittiofaga)
Further reading
edit- ittiofago in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- ittiofago in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- ittiòfago in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- ittiòfago in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Categories:
- Italian terms borrowed from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms derived from Ancient Greek
- Italian terms prefixed with ittio-
- Italian terms suffixed with -fago
- Italian 4-syllable words
- Italian terms with IPA pronunciation
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔfaɡo
- Rhymes:Italian/ɔfaɡo/4 syllables
- Italian lemmas
- Italian adjectives
- Italian nouns
- Italian countable nouns
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