selvatico

See also: Selvatico and selvático

Italian

Alternative forms

• salvatico (Tuscan)

Etymology

From Latin silvāticus (with the variant form from Vulgar Latin salvāticus), from silva (“forest”). Compare French sauvage, Romanian sălbatic. Doublet of selvaggio.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /selˈva.ti.ko/
• Rhymes: -atiko
• Hyphenation: sel‧và‧ti‧co

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Adjective

selvatico (feminine selvatica, masculine plural selvatici, feminine plural selvatiche)

1. wild (of a flower or animal)

   Synonym: selvaggio

2. untamed (of an animal)

   Synonyms: asociale, timido

3. timid and unsociable (of a person)
4. gamy (of a taste or smell)

Derived terms

• animale selvatico
• selvaticamente
• selvatichezza
• selvaticume

 

Related terms

• selva
• selvaggina

 

Descendants

• → Catalan: selvàtic
• → Portuguese: selvático
• → Spanish: selvático

Further reading

• selvatico in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• selvatico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

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