italotedesco

Italo-German, Italian-German

adjective ee-tah-loh-teh-DEH-skoh Rare

Usage Note

Italotedesco is a compound adjective describing things or people of both Italian and German identity or connection. It appears in historical, diplomatic, and cultural contexts: le relazioni italotedesche ('Italo-German relations'). It is less common than the separate construction italo-tedesco (with hyphen), both forms are used.

Examples

"Il progetto italotedesco ha avuto molto successo."

Natural Translation

The Italo-German project was very successful.

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