silenziario

Italian

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Latin silentiarus from silentium "silence" from silere

Pronunciation

• silenziàrio, IPA^(key): /silenˈtsjarjo/

Noun

silenziario m (plural silenziari)

1. (in Roman Antiquity) a domestic servant (usually a slave) who stood about his master, charged with seeing to it that no noise etc. disturbed him while resting or working.

Related terms

• silenziare
• silenzio
• silenzioso