questura

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin quaestūra.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kweˈstu.ra/
• Rhymes: -ura
• Hyphenation: que‧stù‧ra

Noun

questura f (plural questure)

1. police force
2. police headquarters

Descendants

• → Neapolitan: quistura, chestura

References

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

Latin

Participle

questūra

1. inflection of questūrus:
   1. nominative/vocative feminine singular
   2. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter plural

Participle

questūrā

1. ablative feminine singular of questūrus