trecentesco

fourteenth-century

adjective treh-chen-TEH-skoh Rare

Origin: From Trecento (the 1300s in Italian art/history).

Usage Note

Trecentesco describes something belonging to or characteristic of the Italian Trecento (the 14th century, roughly 1300–1399). It is used heavily in art history and architecture: un affresco trecentesco. The feminine is trecentesca; plurals trecenteschi / trecentesche. Similarly formed: duecentesco (13th c.), quattrocentesco (15th c.).

Examples

"L'affresco trecentesco è stato restaurato."

Natural Translation

The fourteenth-century fresco has been restored.

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