colubro

Italian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin colubrum (“snake”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈkɔ.lu.bro/, (elevated style) /koˈlu.bro/
• Rhymes: -ɔlubro, (elevated style) -ubro
• Hyphenation: cò‧lu‧bro, (elevated style) co‧lù‧bro

Noun

colubro m (plural colubri)

1. (literary) snake

   Synonyms: (literary) angue, serpe, serpente

2. (zoology) any member of the Coluber taxonomic genus

Derived terms

• colubro di Esculapio

Related terms

• colubrina

Further reading

• colubro in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana
• colubro in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Latin

Noun

colubrō

1. dative/ablative singular of coluber