pietoso

Italian

Etymology

From pietà +‎ -oso; cognate with Friulian pietôs, Piedmontese pietos.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /pjeˈto.zo/, (traditional) /pjeˈto.so/
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: pie‧tó‧so

Adjective

pietoso (feminine pietosa, masculine plural pietosi, feminine plural pietose)

  1. merciful, compassionate

Further reading
  • pietoso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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