fisico

See also: físico and fìsico

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfi.zi.ko/
• Rhymes: -iziko
• Hyphenation: fì‧si‧co

Etymology 1

From Latin physicus (“physical”, “natural”), from Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós).

Adjective

fisico (feminine fisica, masculine plural fisici, feminine plural fisiche)

1. physical

Derived terms

• fisicamente

Etymology 2

From Latin physicus (“physicist”, “naturalist”), from Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós).

Noun

fisico m (plural fisici, feminine fisica)

1. physicist (male)
2. (archaic) physician
3. physique

Derived terms

• fisico nucleare (“nuclear physicist”)

 

Further reading

• fisico in Collins Italian-English Dictionary
• fisico in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)
• fisico in Aldo Gabrielli, Grandi Dizionario Italiano (Hoepli)
• fisico in garzantilinguistica.it – Garzanti Linguistica, De Agostini Scuola Spa
• fìsico in Dizionario Italiano Olivetti, Olivetti Media Communication
• fìṡico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• cifosi

Old Galician-Portuguese

Etymology

From Latin physicus, from Ancient Greek φυσικός (phusikós), from φύσις (phúsis, “origin, birth, nature, quality”), from φύω (phúō, “I grow”).

Pronunciation

• (Galicia) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.zi.ko/
• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈfi.zi.kʊ/

Noun

fisico m

1. medical doctor
   • 1525-1526, Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional, Afonso Anes do Cotom, B 1584: Meestre Nicolas, a meu cuidar (facsimile)

     Meeſtre nicolas a meu cuydar e muy bõ ffiſico

     In my opinion, Master Nicolás is a very good doctor.