rischio
See also: rischiò
Italian
Alternative forms
- risico
Etymology
From Old Italian risco, of uncertain origin; possibly from Medieval Latin riscus, risigus from Arabic رِزْق (rizq). Alternatively from Vulgar Latin *resicum (“that which cuts, rock, crag”), from Latin resecō.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈris.kjo/, [ˈr̺is̪kjo]
- Rhymes: -iskjo
- Stress: rìschio
- Hyphenation: ri‧schio
Noun
rischio m (plural rischi)
- risk, chance, hazard, peril, danger
- essere a rischio ― to be at risk, in danger
Synonyms
- azzardo
- pericolo
- cimento
Derived terms
- rischiare
- rischioso
Descendants
Descendants
- English: risk
- French: risque
- German: Risiko
- Romanian: rizic
- Spanish: riesgo
Verb
rischio
- first-person singular present of rischiare
Anagrams
- rosichi