ufficio

See also: ufficiò

Italian

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ufˈfi.t͡ʃo/
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Rhymes: -itʃo
Hyphenation: uf‧fì‧cio

Etymology 1

From earlier officio, borrowed from Latin officium (“duty, office”), derived from ops (“wealth, resources”), ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root *h₃ep- (“to work”). Doublet of opificio and officina.

Alternative forms

officio (dated)
uffizio, ufizio (literary)
uficio, offizio, ofizio, oficio (archaic)

Noun

ufficio m (plural uffici)

(archaic) moral duty
(dated) task, duty
Synonyms: obbligo, dovere
(dated, by extension) beneficial intervention
office

Derived terms

buoni uffici
capoufficio
d'ufficio
officiare, ufficiare
Sant'Uffizio
ufficiale
ufficiolo
ufficioso
Uffizi

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

ufficio

first-person singular present indicative of ufficiare