fieno

Italian

Etymology

From Latin faenum, fenum (hay)[1][2][3], which derives from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁(y)-no-, from *dʰeh₁(y)-. Another proposed etymology is a Vulgar Latin *flēnum[4], from a blending of flōs (flower) and faenum.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfjɛ.no/
  • Rhymes: -ɛno

Noun

fieno m (plural fieni)

  1. hay

Derived terms

References

  1. fieno in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  2. fièno in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  3. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), fieno”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
  4. fieno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa

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