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scempio.

single

7 characters2 syllables approx.Italiano language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈʃem.pjo/

  1. single

    archaic

  2. single (of a consonant, not geminated)

    Nella parola “caro”, la “r” è scempia; in “carro”, invece, è geminata.
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin simplus (“simple”), under the influence of scemo (“silly”). However, for other examples of initial s- palatalized to sci-, see scimmia, scialiva, sciringa (doublet of siringa). Compare the synonym semplice.

noun/ˈʃem.pjo/

  1. destruction, havoc, ruin

    masculine

  2. slaughter

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin exemplum (“warning example, penalty”). Doublet of esempio. Compare Sicilian scempru.

verb/ˈʃem.pjo/

  1. first-person singular present indicative of scempiare

    first-person · form-of · indicative · present · singular
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Latin simplus (“simple”), under the influence of scemo (“silly”). However, for other examples of initial s- palatalized to sci-, see scimmia, scialiva, sciringa (doublet of siringa). Compare the synonym semplice.

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