straniero

See also: stranierò

Italian

Etymology

From Latin extrāneus, possibly through an intermediate adjective *extranearius[1], or more likely based on the model of Old French estrangier.[2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /stranˈjɛ.ro/
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  • Rhymes: -ɛro

Adjective

straniero (feminine singular straniera, masculine plural stranieri, feminine plural straniere)

  1. foreign, alien
    Synonyms: estero, forestiero

Noun

straniero m (plural stranieri, feminine straniera)

  1. foreigner, alien, stranger, outlander
    Synonym: forestiero

References
  1. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907), “straniero”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
  2. stranièro in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

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