decimoprimo

Italian

Etymology

From decimo (“tenth”) +‎ primo (“first”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˌdɛ.t͡ʃi.moˈpri.mo/[1]
  • Rhymes: -imo
  • Hyphenation: de‧ci‧mo‧prì‧mo

Adjective

decimoprimo (feminine decimoprima, masculine plural decimoprimi, feminine plural decimoprime)

  1. (ordinal number) eleventh (referring to popes, kings, etc.)
    Synonyms: undicesimo, (literary) undecimo
    Luigi decimoprimo ― Louis XI (literally, “Louis [the] Eleventh”)
    Pio decimoprimo ― [Pope] Pius XI (literally, “Pius [the] Eleventh”)

References
  1. decimoprimo in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
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