usurpatore

Italian

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Late Latin ūsūrpātōrem, derived from Classical Latin ūsūrpō (“to use; to seize; to appropriate”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /u.zur.paˈto.re/
  • Rhymes: -ore
  • Hyphenation: u‧sur‧pa‧tó‧re

Noun

usurpatore m (plural usurpatori, feminine usurpatrice)

  1. usurper
    usurpatore del trono ― usurper of the throne

Adjective

usurpatore (feminine usurpatrice, masculine plural usurpatori, feminine plural usurpatrici)

  1. usurping, usurpative
    un tiranno usurpatore ― a usurpative tyrant

Further reading
  • usurpatore in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.