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austriaco

Austrian

adjective ow-STREE-ah-koh Less Common

Origin: from Austria

Usage Note

Austriaco follows the -co/-ci shift: its masculine plural is austriaci (soft 'ch' sound), while the feminine is austriaca/austriache. Like all nationalities in Italian it is written lowercase, unlike English.

Examples

"Mio nonno era austriaco."

Natural Translation

My grandfather was Austrian.

Literal Translation

My grandfather was Austrian.

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