alessandrino

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Alexandrīnus.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.les.sanˈdri.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: a‧les‧san‧drì‧no

Adjective

alessandrino (feminine alessandrina, masculine plural alessandrini, feminine plural alessandrine)

  1. of, from or relating to Alessandria in Piedmont
  2. Alexandrian, Alexandrine (of, from or relating to Alexandria in Egypt)
  3. Hellenistic

Derived terms

Noun

alessandrino m (plural alessandrini)

  1. Alexandrian (native or inhabitant of Alessandria) (usually male)
  2. Alexandrian, Alexandrine (native or inhabitant of Alexandria in Egypt) (usually male)
  3. an Alexandrian artist or author
  4. (poetry) alexandrine

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