trogloditico

See also: troglodítico

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin troglodyticus, from Ancient Greek τρωγλοδυτικός (trōglodutikós), from τρωγλοδύτης (trōglodútēs, “cave-/hole-dweller”) from τρώγλη (trṓglē, “hole”) + δύω (dúō, “enter, go into”). By surface analysis, troglodita +‎ -ico.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tro.ɡloˈdi.ti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -itiko
  • Hyphenation: tro‧glo‧dì‧ti‧co

Adjective

trogloditico (feminine trogloditica, masculine plural trogloditici, feminine plural trogloditiche)

  1. troglodytic
  2. (relational) caveman

Further reading
  • trogloditico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
  • troglodìtico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
  • troglodìtico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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