stillicidio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin stillicidium (“water falling drop by drop”).

Noun

stillicidio m (plural stillicidi)

  1. trickle, dripping
  2. steady trickle
    • 2013, Toni Servillo as Jep Gambardella, La grande bellezza, written by Paolo Sorrentino, 01:47:52 from the start:
      Stefania, sono quarant'anni che perdo colpi, uno stillicidio.
      (please add an English translation of this quote)

Latin

Noun

stillicidiō

  1. dative singular of stillicidium
  2. ablative singular of stillicidium
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