selvatico

See also: Selvatico and selvático

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin silvāticus (with the variant form from Vulgar Latin salvāticus), from silva (“forest”). Compare French sauvage, Romanian sălbatic, Sicilian sarbaggiu. Doublet of selvaggio.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /selˈva.ti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -atiko
  • Hyphenation: sel‧và‧ti‧co
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Adjective

selvatico (feminine selvatica, masculine plural selvatici, feminine plural selvatiche)

  1. wild (of a flower or animal)
    Synonym: selvaggio
  2. untamed (of an animal)
    Synonyms: asociale, timido
  3. timid and unsociable (of a person)
  4. gamy (of a taste or smell)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Catalan: selvàtic
  • → Portuguese: selvático
  • → Spanish: selvático

Further reading

  • selvatico in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • selvatico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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