Orvieto

See also: orvieto

English

Etymology

From Italian Orvieto, from Latin Urbs Vetus (literally “old city”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ɔːˈvjeɪtəʊ/, /ˌɔːvɪˈeɪtəʊ/, enPR: ôr-vyāʹtō, ôr'vē-āʹtō
• (US) IPA^(key): /ɔɹˈvjeɪtoʊ/, /ɔɹˈvjɛtoʊ/, enPR: ôr-vyāʹtō, ôr-vyĕtʹō
• Rhymes: -eɪtəʊ, -ɛtəʊ
• Hyphenation: Or‧vie‧to

Proper noun

Orvieto

1. A town in the province of Terni, Umbria, Italy.

Derived terms

• Orvieto ware

Related terms

• orvietan

Noun

Orvieto (countable and uncountable, plural Orvietos)

1. A white wine from that town.

German

Etymology

From Italian Orvieto, from Latin Urbs Vetus (literally “old city”).

Pronunciation

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• IPA^(key): /ɔʁˈvi̯eːtoː/
• Hyphenation: Or‧vi‧e‧to

Proper noun

Orvieto n (proper noun, genitive Orvietos or (optionally with an article) Orvieto)

1. Orvieto (a town in Umbria)

Declension

Declension of Orvieto [sg-only, neuter, toponym]

	singular
	def.	noun
nominative	das	Orvieto
genitive	des	Orvietos, Orvieto1
dative	dem	Orvieto
accusative	das	Orvieto

¹Optionally with an article.

Noun

Orvieto m (strong, genitive Orvieto or Orvietos, plural Orvietos)

1. (countable and uncountable) Orvieto (white wine)

Declension

Declension of Orvieto [masculine, strong]

	singular			plural
	indef.	def.	noun	def.	noun
nominative	ein	der	Orvieto	die	Orvietos
genitive	eines	des	Orvieto, Orvietos	der	Orvietos
dative	einem	dem	Orvieto	den	Orvietos
accusative	einen	den	Orvieto	die	Orvietos

Italian

Etymology

From Latin Urbs Vetus (literally “old city”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /orˈvjɛ.to/, /orˈvjet.no/
• Rhymes: -ɛto, -etno
• Hyphenation: Or‧viè‧to

Proper noun

Orvieto f

1. Orvieto (a town in Umbria)

Derived terms

• orvietano
• orvieto