volpino

See also: Volpino

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin vulpīnus. Cf. also Old Italian volpigno, an inherited doublet.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /volˈpi.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: vol‧pì‧no

Adjective

volpino (feminine volpina, masculine plural volpini, feminine plural volpine)

  1. (relational) fox; vulpine

Derived terms

Noun

volpino m (plural volpini)

  1. fox cub (young fox)
  2. Pomeranian (dog)

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

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