utensile

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin ūtensilem, accusative form of ūtensilis.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈtɛn.si.le/, [uˈt̪ɛn̪s̪il̺e]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnsile
  • Stress: utènsile
  • Hyphenation: u‧ten‧si‧le

Adjective

utensile (masculine and feminine plural utensili)

  1. that serves, or is useful
Derived terms

Etymology 2

Noun use of the above adjective. The change in stress accent is based on the Latin neuter plural ūtensilia (/uː.tenˈsi.li.a/).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /u.tenˈsi.le/, [ut̪en̪ˈs̪iːl̺e], /uˈtɛn.si.le/, [uˈt̪ɛn̪s̪il̺e] (rare)
  • Stress: utensìle, utènsile (rare)
  • Hyphenation: u‧ten‧si‧le

Noun

utensile m (plural utensili)

  1. tool, implement
Derived terms
  • utensile da cucina (kitchen utensil)

Latin

Adjective

ūtensile

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