ambrosiano
Italian
Etymology
From Latin ambrosiānus, from Ambrosius (“Ambrose”). By surface analysis, Ambrosio (archaic form for “Ambrose”) + -iano (“-ian”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /am.broˈzja.no/
- Rhymes: -ano
- Hyphenation: am‧bro‧sià‧no
Adjective
ambrosiano (feminine ambrosiana, masculine plural ambrosiani, feminine plural ambrosiane)
- Ambrosian (pertaining to St. Ambrose, 4th century bishop of Milan and patron saint of the city)
- Milanese, relating to Milan
Noun
ambrosiano m (plural ambrosiani, feminine ambrosiana)
- native or inhabitant of the city of Milan or surrounding metropolitan city, Lombardy, Italy (usually male)
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Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.bɾo.ziˈɐ̃.nu/ [ɐ̃.bɾo.zɪˈɐ̃.nu], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.bɾoˈzjɐ̃.nu/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.bɾo.ziˈɐ.no/ [ɐ̃.bɾo.zɪˈɐ.no], (faster pronunciation) /ɐ̃.bɾoˈzjɐ.no/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.bɾuˈzjɐ.nu/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɐ̃.bɾuˈzja.nu/
- Hyphenation: am‧bro‧si‧a‧no
Adjective
ambrosiano (feminine ambrosiana, masculine plural ambrosianos, feminine plural ambrosianas)
- (Roman Catholicism) Ambrosian (relating to Saint Ambrose)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ambɾoˈsjano/ [ãm.bɾoˈsja.no]
- Rhymes: -ano
- Syllabification: am‧bro‧sia‧no
Adjective
ambrosiano (feminine ambrosiana, masculine plural ambrosianos, feminine plural ambrosianas)
Further reading
- “ambrosiano”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024