virgineo

Italian

Alternative forms

vergineo

Etymology

From Latin virgineus (whence also the form vergineo, which exhibits vowel dissimilation). Surface analysis: virgin- (fossilized stem for vergine (“virgin”)) +‎ -eo (derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /virˈdʒi.ne.o/, [vir̺ˈd͡ʒiːn̺e.o], [vir̺ˈd͡ʒiːn̺e̯o]
Hyphenation: vir‧gì‧ne‧o

Adjective

virgineo (feminine singular virginea, masculine plural virginei, feminine plural virginee)

(dated) virginly, maidenly, virgin-like
(dated, figuratively) candid, chaste, virginal, verecund

Synonyms

(virginly): verginale
(candid, chaste): candido, casto; (dated) verginale, pudico, verecondo

Antonyms

(candid, chaste): impuro; (dated) impudico, inverecondo

Related terms

Latin

Adjective

virgineō

dative masculine singular of virgineus
dative neuter singular of virgineus
ablative masculine singular of virgineus
ablative neuter singular of virgineus

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