ufficiale

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Late Latin officiālis. By surface analysis, ufficio (“office, service”) +‎ -ale (adjective-forming suffix).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /uf.fiˈt͡ʃa.le/
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: uf‧fi‧cià‧le
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Adjective

ufficiale (plural ufficiali)

  1. official
    Antonym: ufficioso

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Noun

ufficiale m (plural ufficiali, feminine ufficialessa)

  1. (military) officer

Alternative forms
  • officiale (dated)
  • uffiziale, ufiziale (literary)

Derived terms

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