esizio

Italian

Etymology

Semi-learned borrowing from Latin exitium (“ruin”, “destruction”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /eˈzit.t͡sjo/
  • Rhymes: -ittsjo
  • Hyphenation: e‧sì‧zio

Noun

esizio m (plural esizi) (literary, rare)

  1. destruction, ruin
    Synonyms: distruzione, (obsolete, literary) pernicie, rovina, sciagura, sfacelo
    • 16th century, Annibale Caro, transl., Eneide [Aeneid], volume 2, Florence: Leonardo Ciardetti, translation of Aeneis by Virgil, published 1827, Libro X, page 152:
      Tempo vi si darà ben degno allora ¶ di guerreggiar (non l'affrettate or voi) ¶ che la fera Cartago aprirà l'alpi, ¶ grave a Roma portando esizio e strage.
      The right time will come to wage war (do not call for it) when fierce Carthage opens up the Alps bringing heavy destruction and bloodshed to Rome.
  2. slaughter, carnage
    Synonyms: carneficina, eccidio, massacro, strage

Further reading
  • esizio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
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