Ajaccio

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /əˈdʒæksɪəʊ/, /aɪˌætʃəʊ/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /əˈd͡ʒæksɪoʊ/, /aɪət͡ʃoʊ/

Proper noun

Ajaccio

  1. The capital and largest city of Corsica, France.

Derived terms

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian Ajaccio, from Corsican Aiacciu, Old Italian Addiazzo, from Latin Adiacium, possibly from Tuscan Italian agghiacciu (sheep pen), or from a derivative of Byzantine Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, good fortune, mooring); related to Agde.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /a.ʒak.sjo/
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Proper noun

Ajaccio m

  1. Ajaccio (the capital and largest city of Corsica, France)

Derived terms

Italian

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Corsican Aiacciu, Old Italian Addiazzo, from Latin Adiacium, possibly from Tuscan Italian agghiacciu (sheep pen), or from a derivative of Byzantine Greek ἀγαθός (agathós, good fortune, mooring).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /aˈjat.t͡ʃo/
  • Rhymes: -attʃo
  • Hyphenation: A‧jàc‧cio

Proper noun

Ajaccio m

  1. Ajaccio (the capital and largest city of Corsica, France)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ʒakˈsi.u/, /a.ʒakˈsiw/ [a.ʒakˈsiʊ̯]

Proper noun

Ajaccio ?

  1. alternative spelling of Ajácio