avventizio

Italian

Alternative forms

avventiccio (archaic, inherited from Latin)
avveniticcio (archaic, inh. from *advenitīcius)
avvenitizio (archaic, borrowed, possibly crossed with the above)

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adventīcius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /av.venˈtit.t͡sjo/
Rhymes: -ittsjo
Hyphenation: av‧ven‧tì‧zio

Adjective

avventizio (feminine avventizia, masculine plural avventizi, feminine plural avventizie)

(uncommon) foreign
Synonym: straniero
(Ancient Rome, law) coming from an inheritance or a donation (of wealth)
(by extension) unstable, uncertain, temporary
(botany) adventitious

Noun

avventizio m (plural avventizi, feminine avventizia)

temp (temporary clerk)

Further reading

avventizio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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