tedesco

See also: Tedesco

Italian

Alternative forms

todesco (Old Italian)

Etymology

From Medieval Latin theodiscus, from a Germanic language, from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of the people, popular, vernacular”), from *þeudō (“people”) + *-iskaz (“-ish, -ic, -al”). The Old English form is þēodisc, the Old High German one diutisc (attested ca. 1090 in the Annolied).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /teˈdes.ko/, [t̪eˈd̪es̪ko]
Hyphenation: te‧dé‧sco

Adjective

tedesco (feminine singular tedesca, masculine plural tedeschi, feminine plural tedesche)

German; of Germany

Synonyms

germanico

Noun

tedesco m

German language

Noun

tedesco m (plural tedeschi, feminine tedesca)

(male) German person

Synonyms

crucco (derogatory)
alemanno (literary)

Related terms

Anagrams

cestode, codeste

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