Italian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Late Latin cathedratĭcus. By surface analysis, cattedra +‎ -atico.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /kat.teˈdra.ti.ko/
  • Rhymes: -atiko
  • Hyphenation: cat‧te‧drà‧ti‧co

Adjective

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cattedratico (feminine cattedratica, masculine plural cattedratici, feminine plural cattedratiche)

  1. (relational) university
  2. (derogatory) pedantic

Derived terms

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Noun

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cattedratico m (plural cattedratici, feminine cattedratica)

  1. professor
  2. (historical) tax paid annually to the bishop of a church

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