Petrarchan

English

Alternative forms

• Petrarchian (uncommon)

Etymology

From Petrarch +‎ -an.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɪˈtɹɑːkən/, enPR: pĭ-trärʹkən
• (US) IPA^(key): /pɛˈtɹɑɹkən/, /piˈtɹɑɹkən/, enPR: pĕ-trärʹkən, pē-trärʹkən
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)kən
• Hyphenation: Pe‧trarch‧an

Adjective

Petrarchan (comparative more Petrarchan, superlative most Petrarchan)

1. Of or relating to Francesco Petrarch, a renowned Renaissance Italian humanist.

Derived terms

• Petrarchan sonnet
• Petrarchanism

Translations

of or relating to Petrarch

Catalan: petrarquesc Dutch: Petrarcaans Finnish: petrarcalainen French: pétrarquien (fr) German: petrarkist Greek: πετραρχικός (el) (petrarchikós) Hungarian: petrarcai Italian: petrarchesco (it) Macedonian: петраркистички (petrarkistički) Romanian: petrarchesc Russian: петрарки́стский (petrarkístskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: петраркѝстичкӣ Roman: petrarkìstičkī (sh) Spanish: petrarquesco