brividio

Italian

Etymology

brivido (“shiver”, noun) +‎ -io (durative-frequentative suffix)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bri.viˈdi.o/, [br̺iviˈd̪iːo]
• Hyphenation: bri‧vi‧dìo

Noun

brividio m (plural brividii)

1. (literary) An intense, prolonged shiver.

   Gli sopravvenne ¶ per le membra immortali un brividio

   a shiver crept up his immortal limbs

2. (literary, figuratively) flickering (of lights)

   Nell’alta notte agostana ¶ sotto il perlato brividio, ¶ fuori dalla mia tana ¶ inginocchiato, riconobbi Iddio.

   In the deep August night, under the pearly flickering [of the stars], kneeling outside of my den, I recognized God.

Related terms

• brividante
• brivido
• brividoso