animale
Corsican
Etymology
From Latin animal. Cognates include Italian animale and French animal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /aniˈmale/
Noun
animale m (plural animali)
- animal
- brute, coarse person
References
- https://infcor.adecec.net/
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.ni.mal/
Audio (file) - Homophones: animal, animales
Adjective
animale
- feminine singular of animal
Italian
Etymology
From Latin animālem[1][2], possibly borrowed[3].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /a.niˈma.le/
Audio (file) Audio (un animale) (file) - Rhymes: -ale
- Hyphenation: a‧ni‧mà‧le
Adjective
animale (plural animali)
- animal
- Synonym: bestiale
Noun
animale m (plural animali)
- animal
- beast
Synonyms
- bestia
Related terms
augmentative
- animalone
diminutive
- animaletto
- animalino
- animaluccio
derogatory
- animalaccio
Related terms
- animale d'affezione
- animale da compagnia
- animale domestico
- animale selvaggio
- animale selvatico
- animaleria
- animalesco
- animalista
- animalità
- animare
References
- https://www.sapere.it/enciclopedia/animale+%28sostantivo%29.html
- https://www.garzantilinguistica.it/ricerca/?q=animale%201
- https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/animale1
Further reading
- animale1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Anagrams
- Melania, maliane
Latin
Adjective
animāle
- nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of animālis
Middle English
Noun
animale
- Alternative form of animal
Adjective
animale
- Alternative form of animal