azzurro

See also: Azzurro and azzurrò

Italian

Etymology

From Persian لاجورد‎ (lâjvard, “azure”), via Arabic لَازَوَرْد‎ (lāzaward, “azure”), ultimately stemming from Sanskrit राजावर्त (rājāvarta, “lapis lazuli”). Cognate with English azure, French azur, and Spanish azul.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /adˈd͡zur.ro/, [äd̪ˈd̪͡z̪ur̺r̺o]
  • azzurro
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: az‧zùr‧ro

Adjective

azzurro (feminine singular azzurra, masculine plural azzurri, feminine plural azzurre)

  1. blue (especially the light blue colour of the sky)
  2. In or of an Italian national team (athlete, player etc)

Synonyms

Noun

azzurro m

  1. the light blue colour of the sky
  2. (heraldry) azure

azzurro m (plural azzurri)

  1. A member of the Italian national football team

azzurro m (plural azzurri) (Feminine: azzurra)

  1. (sports) A member of an Italian national team.

Verb

azzurro

  1. first-person singular present indicative of azzurrare

See also

Colors in Italian · colori (layout · text)
     bianco      grigio      nero      marrone
             rosa              rosso ; cremisi              arancione              giallo ; crema
             limetta              verde                           ciano ; blu petrolio, foglia di tè
             azzurro              blu              violetto ; indaco              magenta ; viola
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