Iddio

See also: iddio

English

Noun

Iddio pl (plural only)

  1. Synonym of Adio (“African ethnic group”)

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Italian

Etymology

According to Vocabolario Treccani, perhaps a univerbation of il (“the”) +‎ dio (“god”). Perhaps a back formation from "d'Iddio", confusion of "di Dio" ("God's") /di‿dˈdi.o/, due to its unusual word-starting syntactic gemination (See pronunciation at dio).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /idˈdi.o/
  • Rhymes: -io
  • Hyphenation: Id‧dì‧o

Proper noun

Iddio m

  1. Synonym of Dio; God
    • 1853, Francesco Maria Piave (lyrics), Guiseppe Verdi (music), “La traviata”, act 2, scene 5:
      Pura siccome un angelo
      Iddio mi diè una figlia
      God gave me a daughter
      As pure as an angel

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

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