genitore

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin genitōrem, from genitus, from participle of gignere.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /d͡ʒe.niˈto.re/
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Rhymes: -ore
Hyphenation: ge‧ni‧tó‧re

Noun

genitore m (plural genitori, feminine genitrice)

parent
È un genitore? ― Are you a parent?
- 1730, Leonardo Vinci, Artaserse (Vinci), act II, scene XII:
  Va' tra le Selve Ircane, barbaro genitore
  Go to the forests of Hyrcania, savage parent

Derived terms

genitoriale

See also

madre
padre

Anagrams

ergotine

Latin

Noun

genitōre m sg

ablative masculine singular of genitor

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