carcere

See also: cárcere

Italian

Etymology

From Latin carcerem, accusative of carcer, from Proto-Italic *karkros, from Proto-Indo-European *kr-kr- (“circular”), reduplication of *(s)ker- (“to turn, bend”), in the sense of “enclosure”. Cognate to Old Catalan càrcer/carçre, Spanish cárcel and Portuguese cárcere.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkar.t͡ʃe.re/

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• Rhymes: -artʃere
• Hyphenation: càr‧ce‧re

Noun

carcere m or (outdated or literary) f (plural carceri f)

1. (also figuratively) jail, prison

   Synonyms: prigione, galera, penitenziario, (old-fashioned) casa di pena, istituto di pena, istituto penitenziario, (slang) gabbio, gattabuia

2. imprisonment

   Synonyms: detenzione, galera, prigione, prigionia

Usage notes

• Whereas in the plural the noun cannot be masculine, in the singular its usage as feminine is outdated or literary.

Derived terms

Derived terms

• carceramento
• carcerare
• carcerario
• carcerato
• carcerazione

• carcere mamertino
• carceriere
• incarceramento
• incarcerare

• incarcerazione
• scarceramento
• scarcerare
• scarcerazione
• supercarcere

Anagrams

• cercare

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) carcere m

1. ablative singular of carcer