oracolo

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /oˈra.ko.lo/
• Rhymes: -akolo
• Hyphenation: o‧rà‧co‧lo

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin ōrāculum.

Noun

oracolo m (plural oracoli)

1. oracle

Derived terms

• oracolare

Further reading

• oracolo¹ in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 2

From Late Latin and Medieval Latin ōrāculum (“place of prayer”), by reinterpretation of Classical Latin ōrāculum as related to ōrō (“to pray”).

Noun

oracolo m (plural oracoli) (obsolete)

1. oratory, prayer room

   Synonym: oratorio

Related terms

• orante
• orare
• oratore
• oratorio
• orazione

 

Further reading

• oracolo² in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

oracolo

1. first-person singular present indicative of oracolare