ergastolo

Italian

Etymology

From Latin ergastŭlum (“penitentiary”), from Ancient Greek ἐργαστήριον (ergastḗrion, “workshop”).[1] Compare Spanish and Portuguese ergástulo.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /erˈɡas.to.lo/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Rhymes: -astolo
  • Hyphenation: er‧gà‧sto‧lo

Noun

ergastolo m (plural ergastoli)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) workhouse for offenders
  2. (law) life sentence
  3. (by extension) the place where a life sentence is served

Derived terms

References

  1. ^ ergastolo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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