animale

Corsican

Etymology

From Latin animal. Cognates include Italian animale and French animal.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /aniˈmale/

Noun

animale m (plural animali)

  1. animal
  2. brute, coarse person

References

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.ni.mal/
  • Audio(file)
  • Homophones: animal, animales

Adjective

animale

  1. feminine singular of animal

Italian

Etymology

From Latin animālem[1][2], possibly borrowed[3].

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /a.niˈma.le/
  • Audio(file)
  • Audio (un animale)(file)
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: a‧ni‧mà‧le

Adjective

animale (plural animali)

  1. animal
    Synonym: bestiale

Noun

animale m (plural animali)

  1. animal
  2. beast

Synonyms

augmentative

  • animalone

diminutive

derogatory

  • animalaccio

References
  1. https://www.sapere.it/enciclopedia/animale+%28sostantivo%29.html
  2. https://www.garzantilinguistica.it/ricerca/?q=animale%201
  3. https://www.treccani.it/vocabolario/animale1

Further reading
  • animale1 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

animāle

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative neuter singular of animālis

Middle English

Noun

animale

  1. Alternative form of animal

Adjective

animale

  1. Alternative form of animal
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