intellighenzia

Italian

Etymology

From Russian интеллиге́нция (intelligéncija), from Latin intellegentia (“intelligence, understanding”). Doublet of intelligenza and intelligence.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /in.tel.liˈɡɛn.t͡sja/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ɛntsja
  • Hyphenation: in‧tel‧li‧ghèn‧zia

Noun

intellighenzia f (plural intellighenzie)

  1. intelligentsia

References

  1. ^ intellighenzia in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
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