società
Italian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin societātem ("community, society", accusative form), from socius (“partner, ally”). By surface analysis, socio + -età. The senses of "association" and "company" were borrowed later. Doublet of soccida, which was inherited from the Latin nominative societās.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /so.t͡ʃeˈta/*
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -a
- Hyphenation: so‧cie‧tà
Noun
società f (invariable)
- society, community
- Synonyms: collettività, comunità, mondo
- society, association, club, circle
- Synonyms: associazione, club, circolo
- (business) company, partnership, firm, concern
Derived terms
- alta società
- societario
Related terms
Further reading
- società in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
Romansch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin societās, societātem (“society, community”).
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