See also: ufficiò

Italian edit

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ufˈfi.t͡ʃo/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -itʃo
  • Hyphenation: uf‧fì‧cio

Etymology 1 edit

From earlier officio, borrowed from Latin officium (duty, office), derived from ops (wealth, resources), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ep- (to work). Doublet of opificio and officina.

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

ufficio m (plural uffici)

  1. (archaic) moral duty
  2. (dated) task, duty
    Synonyms: obbligo, dovere
  3. (dated, by extension) beneficial intervention
  4. office
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb edit

ufficio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of ufficiare

Further reading edit

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