cieco
Italian
Etymology
From Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *káykos (“one-eyed”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃe.ko/, [ˈt͡ʃeːko]
- Stress: ciéco
- Rhymes: -eko
- Homophone: ceco
- Hyphenation: cie‧co
Adjective
cieco (feminine singular cieca, masculine plural ciechi, feminine plural cieche)
- blind
Synonyms
- cecato
- orbo (also figuratively)
Noun
cieco m (plural ciechi, feminine cieca) (feminine plural cieche)
- blind person.
Derived terms
- accecare
- alla cieca
- cecamente, ciecamente
- cecità
- moscacieca, mosca cieca
- sordocieco
Related terms
- cecare, ciecare (“to blind”)
Anagrams
- cecio