città

See also: citta

Italian

Alternative forms

cittade (archaic)

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cīvitātem, with loss of unstressed /i/ and assimilation of the resulting cluster /vt/ to /tt/.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /t͡ʃitˈta/^*
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Rhymes: -a
Hyphenation: cit‧tà

Noun

città f (invariable)

town, city
Synonyms: abitato, capoluogo, centro, metropoli

Antonym: campagna

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Descendants

→ Slavomolisano: čita

See also

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