stillicidio

Italian

Etymology

From Latin stillicidium (“water falling drop by drop”).

Noun

stillicidio m (plural stillicidi)

1. trickle, dripping
2. steady trickle
   • 2013, Paolo Sorrentino, 01:47:52 from the start, in La grande bellezza, spoken by Jep Gambardella (Toni Servillo):

     Stefania, sono quarant'anni che perdo colpi, uno stillicidio.

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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Latin

Noun

(deprecated template usage) stīllicidiō

1. dative singular of stīllicidium
2. ablative singular of stīllicidium