pietoso

Italian

Etymology

From pietà +‎ -oso; cognate with Friulian pietôs, Piedmontese pietos.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pjeˈto.zo/, (traditional) /pjeˈto.so/
• Rhymes: -ozo, (traditional) -oso
• Hyphenation: pie‧tó‧so

Adjective

pietoso (feminine pietosa, masculine plural pietosi, feminine plural pietose)

1. pitiful, pathetic

Related terms

• pietosamente

Further reading

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

Anagrams

• ipoteso