usurpatore
Italian
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūsūrpātōrem, derived from Classical Latin ūsūrpō (“to use; to seize; to appropriate”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /u.zur.paˈto.re/
- Rhymes: -ore
- Hyphenation: u‧sur‧pa‧tó‧re
Noun
usurpatore m (plural usurpatori, feminine usurpatrice)
- usurper
- usurpatore del trono ― usurper of the throne
Related terms
- usurpamento
- usurpare
- usurpativo
- usurpazione
- usurpo
Adjective
usurpatore (feminine usurpatrice, masculine plural usurpatori, feminine plural usurpatrici)
- usurping, usurpative
- un tiranno usurpatore ― a usurpative tyrant
Further reading
- usurpatore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana