siziente

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin sitientem, present active participle of sitiō (“to thirst”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sitˈt͡sjɛn.te/
  • Rhymes: -ɛnte
  • Hyphenation: si‧zièn‧te

Adjective

siziente m or f (plural sizienti)

  1. (literary) thirsty
    Synonyms: assetato, (obsolete, rare) setoso, (literary) sitibondo

Further reading

  • siziente in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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