adj
Meaning 1
Italian in style or character.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
Italianate
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Sound
Pronunciation
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CMU ARPABET: IH2 T AE1 L Y AH0 N EY2 T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
adj
Meaning 2
Pertaining to a style of Latin pronunciation imitating the modern Roman dialect of Italian, originally popularized outside of Italy by ultramontane Roman Catholics in the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: specifically
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verb
Meaning 3
To Italianize.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English Italian Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English Italianate From Italian + -ate (adjective-forming suffix).
Etymology tree English Italian Proto-Indo-European *-h2 Proto-Indo-European *-éh2 Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh2tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English Italianate From Italian + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Italian: all'italiana — Italian in style or character
- Italian: italianeggiante — Italian in style or character
- Spanish: italianizante — Italian in style or character
Real reading context