specifico

See also: specificò

Italian

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /speˈt͡ʃi.fi.ko/[1]
  • Rhymes: -ifiko
  • Hyphenation: spe‧cì‧fi‧co

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Late Latin specificus.[1]

Adjective

specifico (feminine specifica, masculine plural specifici, feminine plural specifiche, adverb specificamente)

  1. specific (all senses)
Derived terms

Noun

specifico m (uncountable)

  1. (literary)[1] characteristic traits
  2. only used in nello specifico (“specifically; in particular”, literally “in the specific”)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

specifico

  1. first-person singular present indicative of specificare

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 “specifico”, in Sinonimi e Contrari (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2003

Further reading

  • “specìfico”, in Vocabolario Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026
  • “specifico”, in Enciclopedia Treccani on line (in Italian), Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana, 2026

Latin

Adjective

specificō

  1. dative/ablative masculine/neuter singular of specificus
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