nullatenente

Italian

Etymology

Compound of nulla (“nothing”) +‎ tenente (present participle of tenere (“to hold”)).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /nul.la.teˈnɛn.te/[2]
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: nul‧la‧te‧nèn‧te

Adjective

nullatenente m or f (plural nullatenenti)

  1. proletarian (owning no property)
  2. destitute, indigent

Noun

nullatenente m or f by sense (plural nullatenenti)

  1. proletarian (person who owns no property)
  2. a person who is destitute
  3. poor, pauper

References

  1. ^ nullatenente in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  2. ^ nullatenente in Bruno Migliorini et al., Dizionario d'ortografia e di pronunzia, Rai Eri, 2025
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