pontificato

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pon.ti.fiˈka.to/
• Rhymes: -ato
• Hyphenation: pon‧ti‧fi‧cà‧to

Etymology 1

From Latin pontificātus.

Noun

pontificato m (plural pontificati)

1. papacy
2. pontificate

Etymology 2

Participle

pontificato (feminine pontificata, masculine plural pontificati, feminine plural pontificate)

1. past participle of pontificare

Further reading

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