tedesco

== Italian == === Alternative forms === thedesco (obsolete) thodesco (obsolete) todesco (Old Italian) === Etymology === From Medieval Latin or Late Latin theodiscus, from a Germanic language, ultimately from Proto-Germanic *þiudiskaz (“of the people, popular, vernacular”), from *þeudō (“people”) + *-iskaz (“-ish, -ic, -al”). The Old English form is þēodisċ, the Old High German one diutisc (attested ca. 1090 in the Annolied). Compare also Friulian todesc, archaic or regional French thiois, Sicilian tudiscu. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /teˈdes.ko/ Homophone: Tedesco Rhymes: -esko Hyphenation: te‧dé‧sco === Adjective === tedesco (feminine tedesca, masculine plural tedeschi, feminine plural tedesche) German (of, from or relating to Germany) Synonym: germanico === Noun === tedesco m (uncountable) German language === Noun === tedesco m (plural tedeschi, feminine tedesca) German (native or inhabitant of Germany) (usually male) Synonyms: (derogatory) crucco, (literary) alemanno ==== Related terms ==== === See also === Germania === Anagrams === cestode, codeste