bellicoso
Italian
Etymology
From Latin bellicōsus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bel.liˈko.zo/, (traditional) /bel.liˈko.so/
- Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
- Hyphenation: bel‧li‧có‧so
Adjective
bellicoso (feminine bellicosa, masculine plural bellicosi, feminine plural bellicose, superlative bellicosissimo)
- warlike, bellicose (of a nation or people)
- belligerent, combative (of a person)
Derived terms
Further reading
- bellicoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
- bellicoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- bellicoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- bellicóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- bellicóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [bɛl.lɪˈkoː.soː]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [bel.liˈkɔː.s̬o]
Adjective
bellicōsō
- dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of bellicōsus