secchezza

Italian

Etymology

From secco, from Latin siccus, from a Proto-Indo-European root *seyk-. By surface analysis, secco (“dry”) +‎ -ezza (“-ness”, nominal derivational suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sekˈket.t͡sa/
  • Rhymes: -ettsa
  • Hyphenation: sec‧chéz‧za

Noun

secchezza f (plural secchezze)

  1. dryness
  2. brusqueness, sharpness
  3. thinness, skinniness

See also

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