trogloditico

See also: troglodítico

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin troglodyticus, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός (trōglodutikós), from τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “cave-/hole-dweller”) from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “enter, go into”). By surface analysis, troglodita +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tro.ɡloˈdi.ti.ko/
• Rhymes: -itiko
• Hyphenation: tro‧glo‧dì‧ti‧co

Adjective

trogloditico (feminine trogloditica, masculine plural trogloditici, feminine plural trogloditiche)

1. troglodytic
2. (relational) caveman

Further reading

• trogloditico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• troglodìtico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• troglodìtico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana