guelfo
See also: güelfo
Italian
Etymology
From the given name Guelfo, adaptation of Middle High German Welf, name of a Bavarian dynasty.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛl.fo/
- Rhymes: -ɛlfo
- Hyphenation: guèl‧fo
Adjective
guelfo (feminine guelfa, masculine plural guelfi, feminine plural guelfe)
- (relational) Guelph; Guelphic
Noun
guelfo m (plural guelfi, feminine guelfa)
- (historical) Guelph
- Antonym: ghibellino
- (numismatics) a coin minted in Florence in 1314
Derived terms
- guelfismo
- neoguelfo
Further reading
- guelfo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Portuguese
Noun
guelfo m (plural guelfos)
- (historical) Guelph (member of a medieval Italian faction that supported the Pope)