poltrone

== Italian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /polˈtro.ne/ Rhymes: -one Hyphenation: pol‧tró‧ne === Etymology 1 === From poltro (“lazy, cowardly”), from poltro ("couch, bed"; compare Lombard polter (“couch”), Venetan poltrona (“couch”)), ultimately from Lombardic polstar (“cushion, pillow”), from Proto-West Germanic *bolstr (“cushion, pillow”) +‎ -one. Cognate with Old High German polstar (“bolster”), English bolster. The adjective is derived from the noun. ==== Adjective ==== poltrone (feminine poltrona, masculine plural poltroni, feminine plural poltrone) lazy, indolent, sluggish Synonyms: indolente, ozioso, pigro ==== Noun ==== poltrone m (plural poltroni, feminine poltrona) lazy person, indolent person, sluggard Synonyms: battifiacca, lavativo, ozioso, pelandrone, perdigiorno, scansafatiche ===== Derived terms ===== poltroneria poltroneggiare poltronaggine ===== Related terms ===== poltrire ===== Descendants ===== → Catalan: poltró → Middle French: poltron → English: poltroon French: poltron → Spanish: poltrón === Etymology 2 === ==== Noun ==== poltrone f plural of poltrona