oracolo
Italian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /oˈra.ko.lo/
- Rhymes: -akolo
- Hyphenation: o‧rà‧co‧lo
Etymology 1
Borrowed from Latin ōrāculum.
Noun
oracolo m (plural oracoli)
- oracle
Derived terms
- oracolare
Further reading
- oracolo1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 2
From Late Latin and Medieval Latin ōrāculum (“place of prayer”), by reinterpretation of Classical Latin ōrāculum as related to ōrō (“to pray”).
Noun
oracolo m (plural oracoli) (obsolete)
- oratory, prayer room
- Synonym: oratorio
Related terms
- orante
- orare
- oratore
- oratorio
- orazione
Further reading
- oracolo2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Etymology 3
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
Verb
oracolo
- first-person singular present indicative of oracolare