Skip to content

geografo

geographer

noun jeh-OH-grah-foh Rare
People & Society Professions

Origin: From Greek geōgraphos, from gē (earth) + graphein (to write).

Usage Note

Geografo is the masculine form; the feminine is geografa. It refers to a scholar or scientist who studies geography, distinct from a cartografo (cartographer) who specifically makes maps. The plural is geografi (m) or geografe (f).

Examples

"Il geografo ha studiato il territorio per anni."

Natural Translation

The geographer studied the territory for years.

Explore Italian by topic