sesquipedale

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin sesquipedālem, accusative form of sesquipedālis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ses.kwi.peˈda.le/, [s̪es̪kwipeˈd̪äːl̺e̞]
  • Stress: sesquipedàle
  • Hyphenation: se‧squi‧pe‧da‧le

Adjective

sesquipedale (masculine and feminine plural sesquipedali)

  1. sesquipedal, sesquipedalian
  2. enormous, immeasurable

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Latin

Adjective

sesquipedale

  1. nominative neuter singular of sesquipedalis
  2. accusative neuter singular of sesquipedalis
  3. vocative neuter singular of sesquipedalis
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