fellone

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin fellō, fellōnis, from Frankish *felo (“wicked person”), from Proto-Germanic *fillô, *filjô (“flayer, whipper, scoundrel”), from Proto-Germanic *faluz (“cruel, evil”). Compare French félon.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /felˈlo.ne/

Noun

fellone m (plural felloni, feminine fellona)

  1. traitor, felon
  2. scoundrel, villain

Latin

Pronunciation
  • (Classical) IPA(key): /felˈloː.ne/, [fɛlˈloː.nɛ]

Noun

fellōne

  1. ablative singular of fellō
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