torrentizio
Italian
Etymology
Derived from torrente, from Latin torrentem, accusative form of torrēns, present active participle of torreō (“I scorch, burn, parch”), from Proto-Italic *torzeō, causative of the Proto-Indo-European root *ters- (“dry”).
Surface analysis: torrent(e) (“torrent”, “stream”) + -izio (derivational suffix)
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tor.renˈtit.tsjo/, [t̪or̺ːen̪ˈt̪it̪͡ːs̪jo]
- Hyphenation: tor‧ren‧tì‧zio
- Rhymes: -ittsjo
Adjective
torrentizio (feminine singular torrentizia, masculine plural torrentizi, feminine plural torrentizie)
- (of a river flow) torrential, torrent-like, irregular
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