giumento

Italian

Alternative forms

  • giomento, iumento (archaic, ⟨i⟩ [d͡ʒ])

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iūmentum. Documented since 1306.[1] Doublet of giumenta.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒuˈmen.to/
  • Rhymes: -ento
  • Hyphenation: giu‧mén‧to

Noun

giumento m (plural giumenti)

  1. pack animal, beast of burden

Derived terms

Descendants

  • → Romansch: giumaint
  • → Sicilian: giumentu

References

  • giumento in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  1. ^ “giumento”, in TLIO – Tesoro della lingua italiana delle origini
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