decimosecondo

Italian

Etymology

From decimo (“tenth”) +‎ secondo (“second”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdɛ.t͡ʃi.mo.seˈkon.do/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ondo
  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧mo‧se‧cón‧do

Adjective

decimosecondo (feminine decimoseconda, masculine plural decimosecondi, feminine plural decimoseconde)

  1. (ordinal number) twelfth (referring to popes, kings, etc.)
    Synonyms: duodecimo (literary), dodicesimo
    Luigi decimosecondo ― Louis XII (literally, “Louis [the] Twelfth”)
    Pio decimosecondo ― [Pope] Pius XII (literally, “Pius [the] Twelfth”)

References
  1. decimosecondo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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