stivale

See also: Stivale

Italian

Etymology

From Old French estival, of which the etymology is disputed: either from Medieval Latin aestivālis (summerly), in place of Classical Latin aestīvus (whence also Italian estivo), from aestās (summer), or from tībiālis (tibial, of the tibia), from tībia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stiˈva.le/, [st̪iˈväːle]
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: sti‧và‧le

Noun

stivale m (plural stivali)

  1. boot
    Hypernyms: calzare, calzatura, scarpa

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Greek: στιβάλι (stiváli), στιβάνι (stiváni)
  • Middle Low German: stevele, stovele
  • → Old High German: stival

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