intimo

See also: íntimo, intimó, intimò, and intīmo

Italian

Etymology 1

From Latin intimus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈin.ti.mo/
  • Rhymes: -intimo
  • Hyphenation: ìn‧ti‧mo

Adjective

intimo (feminine intima, masculine plural intimi, feminine plural intime)

  1. intimate, close
    Synonym: stretto
  2. intimate, private, innermost
    Synonyms: privato, profondo, segreto
  3. intimate, cosy, cozy
    Synonyms: accogliente, raccolto
  4. having a close relationship; close
    amici intimiclose friends
  5. concealing a sensitive area of the body; of or relating to undergarments (of clothing)
    maglietta intimaundershirt
    biancheria intimaintimates
Derived terms

Noun

intimo m (plural intimi)

  1. underwear
    Synonym: biancheria intima
  2. innermost part, heart

Noun

intimo m (plural intimi, feminine intima)

  1. intimate, close friend, close relation

Etymology 2

Verb

intimo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of intimare

Further reading

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

Anagrams

Latin

Etymology

From intimus (inmost, innermost, most intimate), superlative of intus (within), from in (in).

Pronunciation

Verb

intimō (present infinitive intimāre, perfect active intimāvī, supine intimātum); first conjugation

  1. to tell, relate, narrate, recount, describe, intimate

Conjugation

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Catalan: intimar
  • Galician: intimar
  • Italian: intimare
  • Portuguese: intimar
  • Spanish: intimar

Adjective

intimō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of intimus

References

  • intimo”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • intimo in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.

Portuguese

Verb

intimo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of intimar

Spanish

Verb

intimo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of intimar