salvavita

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌsal.vaˈvi.ta/
  • Rhymes: -ita
  • Hyphenation: sal‧va‧vì‧ta

Etymology 1

Verb-object compound, composed of salva (“to save, to protect”) +‎ vita (“life”).

Noun

salvavita m (invariable)

  1. (nautical) synonym of salvagente

Adjective

salvavita (invariable)

  1. lifesaving

Etymology 2

From Salvavita, itself derived from etymology 1.

Noun

salvavita m (invariable)

  1. (electricity) genericized trademark for residual-current device
  2. (electricity, by extension, colloquial) any kind of circuit breaker

Further reading

  • salvavita in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • salvavita in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
  • salvavita in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • salvavita in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • salvavita in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore
  • salvavita in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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