etico

ethical

adjective EH-tee-koh Rare

Origin: Greek ēthikos, from ēthos (character, custom).

Also means

moral

Usage Note

Etico agrees in gender and number: etica, etici, etiche. It is used in both philosophy (filosofia etica) and everyday contexts (una scelta etica = an ethical choice). Note that l'etica (noun, feminine) means 'ethics' as a field of study. The irregular feminine plural etiche (not etici) is a common learner error because adjectives ending in -co follow the -chi/-che pattern.

Examples

"Dobbiamo prendere una decisione etica."

Natural Translation

We need to make an ethical decision.

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