geloso

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Italian[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Late Latin zelōsus, from zelus, from Ancient Greek ζῆλος (zêlos, zeal, jealousy), from ζηλόω (zēlóō, to emulate, to be jealous). Compare Spanish celoso, French jaloux.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /d͡ʒeˈlo.zo/, (traditional) /d͡ʒeˈlo.so/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
  • Hyphenation: ge‧ló‧so
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Adjective[edit]

geloso (feminine gelosa, masculine plural gelosi, feminine plural gelose, superlative gelosissimo)

  1. jealous

Related terms[edit]

Descendants[edit]

  • Romanian: gelos

References[edit]

  1. ^ geloso in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

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