Italian

edit

Etymology

edit

Borrowed from Medieval Latin siniscalcus, from Proto-Germanic *siniz (old) + *skalkaz (knight, servant).

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): /si.niˈskal.ko/
  • Rhymes: -alko
  • Hyphenation: si‧ni‧scàl‧co

Noun

edit

siniscalco m (plural siniscalchi)

  1. seneschal