esserino

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Italian

Etymology

diminutive of essere (being, creature)[1].

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˌɛs.seˈri.no/
  • Rhymes: -ino
  • Hyphenation: es‧se‧rì‧no

Noun

esserino m (plural esserini)

  1. a little creature
  2. a downtrodden little thing

Trivia

  • The stress pattern of the verb esserino is ⟨èsserìno⟩.

References

  1. ^ essere2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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