torrentizio

Italian

Etymology

Derived from torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative form of torrēns, present active participle of torreō (I scorch, burn, parch), from Proto-Italic *torzeō, causative of the Proto-Indo-European root *ters- (dry).
Surface analysis: torrent(e) (torrent”, “stream) + -izio (derivational suffix)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /tor.renˈtit.tsjo/, [t̪or̺ːen̪ˈt̪it̪͡ːs̪jo]
  • Hyphenation: tor‧ren‧tì‧zio
  • Rhymes: -ittsjo

Adjective

torrentizio (feminine singular torrentizia, masculine plural torrentizi, feminine plural torrentizie)

  1. (of a river flow) torrential, torrent-like, irregular
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