Italian

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Etymology

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Verb-object compound, composed of posa (to put, to lay) +‎ tubi (tubes, pipes).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.zaˈtu.bi/, (traditional) /ˌpɔ.saˈtu.bi/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ubi
  • Hyphenation: po‧sa‧tù‧bi

Noun

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posatubi m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. pipelayer

Adjective

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posatubi (invariable)

  1. pipelaying

References

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  1. ^ posa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. ^ posatubi in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication