idraulico

Italian

Etymology

From Latin hydraulicus, from Ancient Greek ὑδραυλικός (hudraulikós, “of a water organ”), from ὕδραυλις (húdraulis, “water organ”), from ὕδωρ (húdōr, “water”) +‎ αὐλός (aulós, “pipe”)[1]. Cognate with Piedmontese idràulich.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /iˈdraw.li.ko/
  • Rhymes: -awliko
  • Syllabification: i‧dràu‧li‧co

Adjective

idraulico (feminine idraulica, masculine plural idraulici, feminine plural idrauliche)

  1. hydraulic

Derived terms

Noun

idraulico m (plural idraulici)

  1. plumber, pipefitter, plumbing contractor

References
  1. Douglas Harper (2001–2023), “idraulico”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.