gondolier
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English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Italian gondoliere, through French gondolier. By surface analysis, gondola + -ier.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˌɡɒndəˈlɪə(ɹ)/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - (US) IPA(key): /ˌɡɑndəˈlɪɹ/[1]
- Rhymes: -ɪə(ɹ)
Noun
gondolier (plural gondoliers)
- A boatperson who propels a gondola, especially in Venice.
Translations
Venetian boatman who propels a gondola
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References
- ^ “gondolier”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Anagrams
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gondoliere.
Noun
gondolier m (plural gondoliers, feminine gondolière)
- gondolier (Venetian boatman)
Further reading
- “gondolier”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Italian gondoliere.
Noun
gondolier m (plural gondolieri)
- gondolier (Venetian boatman)
Declension
Declension of gondolier
| singular | plural | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| indefinite articulation | definite articulation | indefinite articulation | definite articulation | |
| nominative/accusative | (un) gondolier | gondolierul | (niște) gondolieri | gondolierii |
| genitive/dative | (unui) gondolier | gondolierului | (unor) gondolieri | gondolierilor |
| vocative | gondolierule | gondolierilor | ||
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