marcio

See also: marció and marciò

Italian

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈmar.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -artʃo
  • Hyphenation: màr‧cio

Verb

marcio

  1. first-person singular present indicative of marciare

Etymology 2

Derived ultimately from Latin marcēre (“rot”). Perhaps directly a deverbal of Italian marcire.

Adjective

marcio (feminine marcia, masculine plural marci, feminine plural marce)

  1. rotten
  2. rotting
  3. festering
  4. corrupt

Noun

marcio m (plural marci)

  1. the bad or rotten part of something

Further reading
  • marcio in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

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