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sopravvissuto

survivor

noun soh-prahv-vees-SOO-toh Rare
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Origin: From sopravvivere (to survive), from Latin super + vivere.

Usage Note

Sopravvissuto is the past participle of sopravvivere used as a noun ('survivor') or adjective ('surviving'). The seed gender 'f' appears to be an error — the noun's citation form is masculine (il sopravvissuto); the feminine is sopravvissuta. Plural: sopravvissuti (m), sopravvissute (f). It is commonly used of war survivors, disaster survivors, and Holocaust survivors (i sopravvissuti all'Olocausto).

Examples

"I sopravvissuti al terremoto ricevettero aiuti immediati."

Natural Translation

The earthquake survivors received immediate aid.

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