ariete

See also: Ariete, aríete, and arieté

Italian

Etymology

From Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /arˈjɛ.te/[1]

Noun

ariete m (plural arieti)

  1. ram (male sheep)
    Synonym: montone
  2. (historical, military) battering ram
    Synonym: puntone

References
  1. ariete in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Anagrams

Latin

Noun

ariete

  1. ablative singular of ariēs

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin aries, arietem, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁r-i-(e)t- (“certain domestic animal”).

Noun

ariete m (plural arietes)

  1. battering ram
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