bellicoso

Italian

Etymology

From Latin bellicōsus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bel.liˈko.zo/, (traditional) /bel.liˈko.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: bel‧li‧có‧so

Adjective

bellicoso (feminine bellicosa, masculine plural bellicosi, feminine plural bellicose, superlative bellicosissimo)

1. warlike, bellicose (of a nation or people)
2. belligerent, combative (of a person)

Derived terms

• bellicosamente
• bellicosità

Further reading

• bellicoso in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• bellicoso in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• bellicoso in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• bellicóso in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• bellicóso in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Pronunciation

• (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): /bel.liˈkoː.soː/, [bɛlːʲɪˈkoːs̠oː]
• (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): /bel.liˈko.so/, [belːiˈkɔːs̬o]

Adjective

bellicōsō

1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of bellicōsus