porcile

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Italian

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Maiali in un porcile – Pigs in a pigsty

Etymology

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Inherited from Vulgar Latin *porcīle. By surface analysis, porco (pig) +‎ -ile (place for keeping).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /porˈt͡ʃi.le/
  • Rhymes: -ile
  • Hyphenation: por‧cì‧le

Noun

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porcile m (plural porcili)

  1. pigsty, specifically:
    1. an enclosure where pigs are kept
  2. (figurative, colloquial) a dirty or very untidy place

Synonyms

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Anagrams

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Latin

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Etymology

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From porcus +‎ -īle. Compare Vulgar Latin *porcīle.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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porcīle n (genitive porcīlis); third declension (Medieval Latin)

  1. a pigsty
    Synonym: suīle

Declension

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Third-declension noun (neuter, “pure” i-stem).

singular plural
nominative porcīle porcīlia
genitive porcīlis porcīlium
dative porcīlī porcīlibus
accusative porcīle porcīlia
ablative porcīlī porcīlibus
vocative porcīle porcīlia

Further reading

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