antidiluviano

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

Italian

[edit]

Etymology

[edit]

Borrowed from English antediluvian.

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /an.ti.di.luˈvja.no/
  • Rhymes: -ano
  • Hyphenation: an‧ti‧di‧lu‧vià‧no

Adjective

[edit]

antidiluviano (feminine antidiluviana, masculine plural antidiluviani, feminine plural antidiluviane)

  1. (biblical) antediluvian (pertaining to the time prior to the Flood)
    Antonym: postdiluviano
  2. (figurative, humorous) antediluvian (ancient)

Further reading

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