pitimio

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Pitymys, derived from Ancient Greek πίτυς (pítus, “pine”) + μῦς (mûs, “mouse, rat”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /piˈti.mjo/
• Rhymes: -imjo
• Hyphenation: pi‧tì‧mio

Noun

pitimio m (plural pitimi)

1. any of voles of the subgenus Microtus (Pitymys)

   Hypernym: microto

Further reading

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