austriaco
Austrian
adjective ow-STREE-ah-koh Less Common
Origin: from Austria
Usage Note
Austriaco follows the -co/-ci shift: its masculine plural is austriaci (soft 'ch' sound), while the feminine is austriaca/austriache. Like all nationalities in Italian it is written lowercase, unlike English.
Examples
"Mio nonno era austriaco."
Natural Translation
My grandfather was Austrian.
Literal Translation
My grandfather was Austrian.
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