immarcescibile
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin immarcēscibilis.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /im.mar.t͡ʃeʃˈʃi.bi.le/
- Rhymes: -ibile
- Hyphenation: im‧mar‧ce‧scì‧bi‧le
Adjective
immarcescibile (plural immarcescibili)
- (literary) that cannot rot
- (figurative, by extension) not subject to the wear and tear of time; lasting, durable
- Synonyms: inalterabile, imperituro, immutabile
- (humorous, figurative, by extension) occupying a role or position for a long time; ossified
- Synonym: inossidabile
- un politico immarcescibile ― an ossified politician
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Further reading
- immarcescibile in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
- immarcescibile in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
- immarcescìbile in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
- immarcescìbile in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Latin
Pronunciation
- (Classical) IPA(key): /im.mar.keːsˈki.bi.le/, [ɪmːärkeːs̠ˈkɪbɪɫ̪ɛ]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /im.mar.t͡ʃeʃˈʃi.bi.le/, [imːärt͡ʃeʃˈʃiːbile]
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