geloso

See also: Geloso

Italian

Etymology

From Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, “zeal, jealousy”), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, “to emulate, to be jealous”). Compare Spanish celoso, French jaloux.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈlo.zo/, (traditional) /d͡ʒeˈlo.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ló‧so
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Adjective

geloso (feminine gelosa, masculine plural gelosi, feminine plural gelose, superlative gelosissimo)

  1. jealous

Descendants
  • → Romanian: gelos

References
  1. geloso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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