specifico

specifico

See also: specificò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /speˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ifiko
  • Hyphenation: spe‧cì‧fi‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin specificus.[1]

Adjective

specifico (feminine specifica, masculine plural specifici, feminine plural specifiche, adverb specificamente)

  1. specific (all senses)
Derived terms

Noun

specifico m (uncountable)

  1. (literary)[1] characteristic traits
  2. only used in nello specifico (specifically; in particular, literally in the specific)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

specifico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of specificare

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 specifico in Treccani.it – Sinonimi e Contrari (2003), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Further reading

  • specìfico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
  • specifico in Treccani.it – Enciclopedia Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Latin

Adjective

specificō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of specificus