cardinale

See also: Cardinale

French

Pronunciation

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Adjective

cardinale

  1. feminine singular of cardinal

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kar.diˈna.le/[1]
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  • Homophone: Cardinale
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: car‧di‧nà‧le

Etymology 1

From Latin cardinālis (principal, chief).

Adjective

cardinale m or f (plural cardinali)

  1. cardinal
Derived terms

Etymology 2

From Late Latin cardinālis (cardinal; chief presbyter).

Alternative forms

Noun

cardinale m (plural cardinali)

  1. (religion) cardinal

Etymology 3

From their color that is similar to the color of the red vests worn by Catholic cardinals.

Noun

cardinale m or f by sense (plural cardinali)

  1. cardinal (bird)

References

  1. ^ cardinale in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025

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Latin

Adjective

cardināle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of cardinālis