guelfo

See also: güelfo

Italian

Etymology

From the given name Guelfo, adaptation of Middle High German Welf, name of a Bavarian dynasty.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛl.fo/
  • Rhymes: -ɛlfo
  • Hyphenation: guèl‧fo

Adjective

guelfo (feminine guelfa, masculine plural guelfi, feminine plural guelfe)

  1. (relational) Guelph; Guelphic

Noun

guelfo m (plural guelfi, feminine guelfa)

  1. (historical) Guelph
    Antonym: ghibellino
  2. (numismatics) a coin minted in Florence in 1314

Derived terms

Further reading

  • guelfo in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian guelfo.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛw.fu/ [ˈɡwɛʊ̯.fu]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛw.fo/ [ˈɡwɛʊ̯.fo]
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈɡwɛl.fu/ [ˈɡwɛɫ.fu]

  • Hyphenation: guel‧fo

Noun

guelfo m (plural guelfos)

  1. (historical) Guelph (member of a medieval Italian faction that supported the Pope)
    Antonym: gibelino

Further reading

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