poltrone

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /polˈtro.ne/
• Rhymes: -one
• Hyphenation: pol‧tró‧ne

Etymology 1

From poltro (“lazy, cowardly”), from poltro ("couch, bed"; compare Lombard polter (“couch”), Venetian poltrona (“couch”)), ultimately from Lombardic polstar (“cushion, pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *bolstr (“cushion, pillow”) +‎ -one. Cognate with Old High German polstar (“bolster”), English bolster.

The adjective is derived from the noun.

Adjective

poltrone (feminine poltrona, masculine plural poltroni, feminine plural poltrone)

1. lazy, indolent, sluggish

   Synonyms: indolente, ozioso, pigro

Noun

poltrone m (plural poltroni, feminine poltrona)

1. lazy person, indolent person, sluggard

   Synonyms: battifiacca, lavativo, ozioso, pelandrone, perdigiorno, scansafatiche

Derived terms

• poltroneria
• poltroneggiare
• poltronaggine

Related terms

• poltrire

Descendants

• → Catalan: poltró
• → Middle French: poltron
  • → English: poltroon
  • French: poltron
• → Spanish: poltrón

Etymology 2

Noun

poltrone f

1. plural of poltrona