flammeo

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

Italian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from Latin flammeus (flaming, fiery), derived from flamma (flame), from Proto-Italic *flāgmā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰl̥h₂gmeh₂, derived from an extension of the root *bʰel- (shiny, white). Doublet of fiammeo.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˈflam.me.o/
  • Rhymes: -ammeo
  • Hyphenation: flàm‧me‧o

Adjective

[edit]

flammeo (feminine flammea, masculine plural flammei, feminine plural flammee)

  1. (literary) flaming, fiery
    Synonyms: fiammeggiante, (poetic) fiammeo

Noun

[edit]

flammeo m (plural flammei)

  1. (historical, Ancient Rome) an orange-coloured/colored veil worn by brides
[edit]

Further reading

[edit]
  • flammeo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

[edit]

Latin

[edit]

Noun

[edit]

flammeō

  1. dative/ablative singular of flammeum