letifero

See also: letífero

Italian

Etymology

From Latin lētifer, lētiferum, from lētum (violent death, ruin) + -fer (bringing, carrying).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /leˈti.fe.ro/
  • Rhymes: -ifero
  • Hyphenation: le‧tì‧fe‧ro

Adjective

letifero (feminine letifera, masculine plural letiferi, feminine plural letifere)

  1. (literary) lethal, fatal, deadly
    Synonyms: letale, mortifero, mortale

Further reading

  • letifero in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • letìfero in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • letìfero in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

Adjective

lētiferō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of lētifer