mormorio

Italian

Etymology

From mormorare +‎ -io (frequentative).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mor.moˈri.o/
• Rhymes: -io
• Hyphenation: mor‧mo‧rì‧o
• (Rome, archaic) IPA^(key): /morˈmɔ.rjo/

Noun

mormorio m (plural mormorii)

1. murmur
2. rustling (sound)

Related terms

• mormorare

Further reading

• “mormorio”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026