esiziale

Italian

Etymology

From Latin exitiālis (“destructive; fatal”). By surface analysis, esizio (“ruin, destruction”) +‎ -ale (“-al”, adjectival derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /e.zitˈt͡sja.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: e‧si‧zià‧le

Adjective

esiziale m or f (plural esiziali)

  1. ruinous, disastrous
    Synonyms: disastroso, rovinoso
  2. fatal, mortal
    Synonyms: fatale, mortale

Derived terms

Further reading

  • esiziale in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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