letifero

See also: letífero

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lētifer, lētiferum, from lētum (“violent death, ruin”) + -fer (“bringing, carrying”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /leˈti.fe.ro/
• Rhymes: -ifero
• Hyphenation: le‧tì‧fe‧ro

Adjective

letifero (feminine letifera, masculine plural letiferi, feminine plural letifere)

1. (literary) lethal, fatal, deadly

   Synonyms: letale, mortifero, mortale

Further reading

• letifero in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• letìfero in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• letìfero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /leːˈti.fe.roː/, [ɫ̪eːˈt̪ɪfɛroː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /leˈti.fe.ro/, [leˈt̪iːfero]

Adjective

lētiferō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lētifer