gemello

See also: gemellò

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /d͡ʒeˈmɛl.lo/

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• Rhymes: -ɛllo
• Hyphenation: ge‧mèl‧lo

Etymology 1

From Latin gemellus, diminutive of geminus, from Proto-Italic *jemanos, from Proto-Indo-European *yemH-. Compare French jumeau, Portuguese gêmeo, Romanian geamăn, Spanish gemelo.

Adjective

gemello (feminine gemella, masculine plural gemelli, feminine plural gemelle)

1. twin
2. (anatomy) gemellus

Noun

gemello m (plural gemelli, feminine gemella, diminutive gemellìno m or gemellìna f)

1. twin

Noun

gemello m (plural gemelli)

1. (in the plural) cufflinks
2. (anatomy) gemellus muscle
3. (in the plural) twinset

Related terms

• anima gemella
• gemellaggio
• gemellanza
• gemellare
• gemellarsi
• Gemelli
• gemellipara
• gemellologia
• gemino
• giumella

Etymology 2

Verb

gemello

1. first-person singular present indicative of gemellarsi

Latin

Noun

gemellō

1. dative/ablative singular of gemellus