esizio
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /eˈzit.tsjo/, [eˈz̪it̪͡ːs̪jo]
- Rhymes: -ittsjo
- Hyphenation: e‧sì‧zio
Noun
esizio m (plural esizi)
- (literary, rare) destruction, ruin
- 16th century, Annibale Caro, transl., Eneide [Aeneid], volume 2, Florence: Leonardo Ciardetti, translation of Aeneis by Virgil, published 1827, Libro X, page 152:
- Tempo vi si darà ben degno allora ¶ di guerreggiar (non l'affrettate or voi) ¶ che la fera Cartago aprirà l'alpi, ¶ grave a Roma portando esizio e strage.
- The right time will come ¶ to wage war (do not call for it) ¶ when fierce Carthage opens up the Alps ¶ bringing heavy destruction and bloodshed to Rome.
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Synonyms
- (destruction): distruzione, rovina
- (slaughter): carneficina, eccidio, massacro, strage
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