digiuno

See also: digiunò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -uno

Etymology 1

From a Vulgar Latin derivative of Latin jejūnium, from ieiūnium[1][2]. The initial Latin je- or ie- may have changed to de- over time, leading to di- in Italian. Compare the similar Catalan dejuni. Alternatively digiuno may have been regressively derived from the verb digiunare[3][4], and was independent of this Latin word.

Noun

digiuno m (plural digiuni)

  1. fast, fasting

Etymology 2

From digiuno, adapted from the Latin jējūnum, iēiūnum.

Noun

digiuno m (plural digiuni)

  1. (anatomy) jejunum

Etymology 3

From Vulgar Latin, from Latin jējūnus, from iēiūnus. The Latin derives from Proto-Italic *jagjūnos, itself from Proto-Indo-European *Hyeh₂ǵ-yu-, adjectival form of *Hyeh₂ǵ-ye/o- (“to sacrifice”).

Adjective

digiuno (feminine singular digiuna, masculine plural digiuni, feminine plural digiune) (di)

  1. ignorant (of)

Verb

digiuno

  1. first-person singular present indicative of digiunare

Anagrams

References
  1. digiuno in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  2. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “digiuno”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
  3. digiuno2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  4. digiuno in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
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