cieco

Italian

Etymology

From Latin caecus, from Proto-Italic *kaikos (“blind”), from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos (“one-eyed”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛ.ko/
• Homophone: ceco
• Rhymes: -ɛko
• Hyphenation: ciè‧co

Adjective

cieco (feminine cieca, masculine plural ciechi, feminine plural cieche)

1. blind

   Synonyms: cecato, (also figuratively) orbo

Noun

cieco m (plural ciechi, feminine cieca)

1. blind person

Derived terms

• accecare
• alla cieca
• cecamente, ciecamente
• cecità
• moscacieca, mosca cieca
• sordocieco

 

Related terms

• cecare, ciecare (“to blind”)

Anagrams

• cecio, cioce