disoccupato

Italian

Etymology

From dis- + occupato; cognate with Piedmontese disocupà.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /di.zok.kuˈpa.to/
  • Rhymes: -ato
  • Hyphenation: di‧soc‧cu‧pà‧to
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Adjective

disoccupato (feminine disoccupata, masculine plural disoccupati, feminine plural disoccupate)

  1. unemployed, jobless, out of work
    Synonyms: inoccupato, senza lavoro
  2. unoccupied, empty, vacant
    Synonyms: inoccupato, vuoto

Noun

disoccupato m (plural disoccupati, feminine disoccupata)

  1. unemployed person, jobless person
    Synonyms: senza lavoro, inoccupato
    Antonym: occupato

Participle

disoccupato (feminine disoccupata, masculine plural disoccupati, feminine plural disoccupate)

  1. past participle of disoccupare

Further reading

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