straniero

See also: stranierò

Italian

Etymology

From Latin extrāneus, possibly through an intermediate adjective *extranearius,[1] or more likely based on the model of Old French estrangier.[2]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /straˈnjɛ.ro/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛro
  • Hyphenation: stra‧niè‧ro

Adjective

straniero (feminine straniera, masculine plural stranieri, feminine plural straniere)

  1. foreign, alien
    Synonyms: estero, forestiero

Noun

straniero m (plural stranieri, feminine straniera)

  1. foreigner, alien, stranger, outlander
    Synonym: forestiero

References

  1. Pianigiani, Ottorino (1907) “straniero”, in Vocabolario etimologico della lingua italiana (in Italian), Rome: Albrighi & Segati
  2. stranièro in sapere.it – De Agostini Editore

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