posamine

Italian

Etymology

Verb-object compound, composed of posa (“to put, to lay”) +‎ mine (“mines”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌpɔ.zaˈmi.ne/, (traditional) /ˌpɔ.saˈmi.ne/[1][2]
  • Rhymes: -ine
  • Hyphenation: po‧sa‧mì‧ne

Noun

posamine m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. (nautical) minelayer
    Synonyms: lanciamine, lanciatorpedini

References
  1. posa in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
  2. posamine in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication

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