domestico

domestic

adjective doh-MEH-stee-koh Less Common

Origin: from Latin domesticus, from domus 'house'

Also means

household servant

Usage Note

Domestico describes anything of the home, from animali domestici (pets) to lavori domestici (chores). The plural masculine shifts spelling to domestici (the stressed -co keeps a soft sound here, unusual among -co adjectives). As a noun it means a household servant.

Examples

"Il gatto è un animale domestico."

Natural Translation

The cat is a domestic animal.

Literal Translation

The cat is an animal domestic.

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