ciondolino

Italian

Etymology 1

From ciondolo (pendant) + -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃon.doˈli.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: cion‧do‧lì‧no

Noun

ciondolino m (plural ciondolini)

  1. Diminutive of ciondolo: small pendant
  2. Synonym of maggiociondolo (common laburnum)

Etymology 2

From ciondolare (to loaf about) + -ino (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /t͡ʃon.doˈli.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: cion‧do‧lì‧no

Noun

ciondolino m (plural ciondolini)

  1. loafer, idler
  2. a slovenly or untidy person

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃon.do.li.no/
  • Rhymes: -ondolino
  • Hyphenation: ción‧do‧li‧no

Verb

ciondolino

  1. inflection of ciondolare:
    1. third-person plural present subjunctive
    2. third-person plural imperative

Further reading

  • ciondolino in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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