flammeo

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin flammeus (“flaming, fiery”), derived from flamma (“flame”), from Proto-Italic *flāgmā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₂gmeh₂, derived from an extension of the root *bʰel- (“shiny, white”). Doublet of fiammeo.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈflam.me.o/
  • Rhymes: -ammeo
  • Hyphenation: flàm‧me‧o

Adjective

flammeo (feminine flammea, masculine plural flammei, feminine plural flammee)

  1. (literary) flaming, fiery
    Synonyms: fiammeggiante, (poetic) fiammeo

Noun

flammeo m (plural flammei)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) an orange-coloured/colored veil worn by brides

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

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Latin

Noun

flammeō

  1. dative/ablative singular of flammeum
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