agnello

See also: Agnello

Italian

Etymology

From Latin agnellus, diminutive of agnus, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂egʷnós. Cognates include Catalan anyell, French agneau and Romanian miel.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /aɲˈɲɛl.lo/
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Rhymes: -ɛllo
Hyphenation: a‧gnèl‧lo

Noun

agnello m (plural agnelli, feminine agnella)

lamb
Synonym: (obsolete, literary) agno
Egli ha raccontato un breve aneddoto su un americano che, in uno zoo di Mosca, aveva visto, con sua grande sorpresa, una gabbia che conteneva un lupo e un agnello.
He related a short anecdote about an American who, to his surprise, had seen a cage containing a wolf and a lamb in a Moscow zoo.

Related terms

agnellaio
agnellatura
agnellino
agnellone
agnellotto
agnello pasquale

Anagrams

gallone, gellano

Latin

Noun

agnellō

dative/ablative singular of agnellus