itifallico

== Italian == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Late Latin ithyphallicus, from Ancient Greek ἰθυφαλλικός (ithuphallikós), derived from ῑ̓θῠ́φαλλος (īthŭ́phallos, “phallus carried in festivals of Bacchus; ode sung in honour of the phallus; dance accompanying such an ode; dancer performing such a dance”) +‎ -ῐκός (-ĭkós, “of, pertaining to”, relational adjective suffix). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /i.tiˈfal.li.ko/ Rhymes: -alliko Hyphenation: i‧ti‧fàl‧li‧co === Adjective === itifallico (feminine itifallica, masculine plural itifallici, feminine plural itifalliche) (historical, Ancient Rome) ithyphallic (of or pertaining to the erect phallus carried in bacchic processions) (specifically) (of a poem or song) of or pertaining to the phallophoria (poetry) (of a poem) ithyphallic (having a metrical combination of two trochees followed by one spondee) === Noun === itifallico m (plural itifallici) ithyphallic (a poem or song in an ithyphallic metre) === References === itifallico in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana