selvatico

See also: Selvatico and selvático

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Latin silvāticus (with the variant form from Vulgar Latin salvāticus), from silva (“forest”). Compare French sauvage, Romanian sălbatic. Doublet of selvaggio.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /selˈva.ti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -atiko
  • Hyphenation: sel‧và‧ti‧co
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Adjective

selvatico (feminine selvatica, masculine plural selvatici, feminine plural selvatiche)

  1. wild (of a flower or animal)
    Synonym: selvaggio
  2. untamed (of an animal)
    Synonyms: asociale, timido
  3. timid and unsociable (of a person)
  4. gamy (of a taste or smell)

Derived terms

Descendants
  • → Catalan: selvàtic
  • → Portuguese: selvático
  • → Spanish: selvático

Further reading
  • selvatico in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
  • selvatico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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