stivale

See also: Stivale

Italian

Etymology

From Old French estival, of which the etymology is disputed: either from Medieval Latin aestivālis (“summerly”), in place of Classical Latin aestīvus (whence also Italian estivo), from aestās (“summer”), or from tībiālis (“tibial, of the tibia”), from tībia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /stiˈva.le/, [st̪iˈväːle]
  • Rhymes: -ale
  • Hyphenation: sti‧và‧le

Noun

stivale m (plural stivali)

  1. boot
    Hypernyms: calzare, calzatura, scarpa

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