cittadino

Italian

Etymology

From cittade (“city”, archaic form) +‎ -ino (adjective-forming suffix). Cognate with Sicilian cittatinu.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃit.taˈdi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: cit‧ta‧dì‧no
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Adjective

cittadino (feminine cittadina, masculine plural cittadini, feminine plural cittadine)

  1. (relational) town, city; civic, urban
    Synonyms: civico, urbano

Noun

cittadino m (plural cittadini, feminine cittadina)

  1. citizen, subject
  2. townsman
  3. burgess
  4. national

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → French: citadin
  • → Sardinian: tzitadinu

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