lucumonia

Italian

FWOTD – 24 November 2020

Etymology

From lucumone +‎ -ia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /lu.kuˈmɔ.nja/
• Rhymes: -ɔnja
• Hyphenation: lu‧cu‧mò‧nia

Noun

lucumonia f (plural lucumonie)

1. (historical) the rank or title of a lucumo; a region ruled by a lucumo
   • 1857, Usi e costumi di tutti i popoli dell'universo, page 258:

     Rappresentarono pertanto in una dieta generale, che la loro lucumonia era d’un forte riparo contro i Romani, e per conseguenza, ov’eglino fossero soggiogati, l’Etruria sarebbe infallibilmente dai nemici occupata

     Therefore they, in a general council, reported how their lucumonia was a strong refuge against the Romans, and how, were they to be subjugated, Etruria was to be occupied by the enemy without fail

Related terms

• lucumone

Further reading

• lucumonia in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana